That's a damn hard thing to do as they tend to overlap.  Also, don't confuse patriotism with nationalism.  Nationalism is like patriotism's bigoted brother.

Yeah it does matter, it shows that nationalism is a much more modern concept than you're making it out to be.

Yeah it does matter, it shows that nationalism is a much more modern concept than you're making it out to be.

It's big part of our identity. As being born in European country I share most of the values of Christianity. That is despite being an atheist. If we try to diminish that values we expose ourselves to indoctrination of values of others maybe not as liberal as our cultures. We shouldn't, in my opinion, dilute our identity we should cherish and embrace it. 

I give you an example. In Europe, at the moment, there is a trend to invite and harbour people from Middle East. As much as noble it is, a big part of these people have no intention to integrate and at least respect our values. It is quite opposite, the core of their values is to indoctrinate others to their liking.

And, to reiterate a point I made in a further clarifying edit:

Hitler's openings to Muslims, and Carl Schmitt's student being a Jew is the very equivalent of someone saying "I cannot be a racist, my gf/friends are mixed race". 

Denial is the first step to ignorance.

As I said. Reading comprehension. Master it, son.

No, you equate nationalism to borders only. It has to do with a lot more. It has more to do with cultural heritage than borders. That's why Americans don't freak out about European immigrants the way they do about Mexican immigrants. It's not because they care about the arbitrary borders as much as they do about preserving cultural heritage which they equate with European settlers. Now in the case of the US, IMO that's misguided, because the country itself was founded on a multi cultural ideal. However for European/middle eastern/african nations it is reasonable to protect their heritage. 

And you can give up nationalism while still living those lives. Just because I reject nationalism doesn't mean I'm going to give up maple syrup or watching hockey. Also, refugees from the Middle East have trouble integrating because they don't really have the opportunity to do so, when you can't find a job of course you're going to get resentful:

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/manitoba-refugees-jobs-employment-1.4466519

A lot of it has to do with borders because of the modern-day nation states where the state claims to represent a specific nation. Borders are part of the function of a state.

True, but patriotism tends to have less overlap with xenophobia compared to nationalism. 

You can be a patriot and still respect other nations, cultures, ethnicities and welcome them into the country.  A nationalist generally proclaims a superiority over other nations and does not want any integration with foreigners.

Canada =/= Europe there's no parallel. Canada has been multicultural from its inception. That is not European heritage. 

Yeah but people don't identity with borders, they identify with cultural heritage. That's why you don't see a whole lot of German xenophobia targeting Austrians the way you do muslims.