“A deep love of country can coexist with ambivalent feelings about how the national team performs on the field. If patriots can disapprove of their country’s military adventurism… there is nothing fundamentally unpatriotic about not wanting the U.S. to do well in the World Cup.”

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As an American, should you feel guilty about rooting against the US in the World Cup?

It’s one thing to pull for your national team when patriotism feels uncomplicated. It’s quite another when you aren’t feeling very proud to be an American.

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