We should have compassion for all fellow men, but it is natural to start with our countrymen, and to work for the promotion of their wellbeing first.

Not good when plentiful but if the world begins to think me me me then were all doomed, i think patriotism is good in the sense that it unifies people in a common cause e.g war time Britain the people really believed they could survive and drew from patriotism for hope and comfort. I would consider myself patriotic but i would still rather die for another human being than for a flag

Just my view but i really like Germany, its been very clever economically and one of the fastest growning countries in the world. of course i think england is better because i am from england but not to the point where i hate other countries

Yes it definitely has a place. If the country you live in happens to be a civilized great nation and culture, you have good reason to be patriotic and support your country and to feel you are part of it. But if you live in a bad country you have probably much less reason to be patriotic and maybe you should not be patriotic at all.

I think true patriotism is loyalty to the ideals of the country and not the necessarily the government itself

It's been replaced by brand loyalty.

I'm only half-joking about this.