One may be born in a country, but need not be proud owing to various reasons. Why?
While checking out this interesting issue, I found some interesting facts.
German Nationalism quickly became an obsession for Hitler, and a way to rebel against his father, who proudly served the Austrian government. Most people who lived along the German-Austrian border considered themselves German-Austrians, but Hitler expressed loyalty only to Germany. Hitler, as we know, was an Austrian.
The Southerner of the US rebelled against the Union Govt. Eleven Southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America.
"The Man Without a Country" is a short story by American writer Edward Everett Hale, first published anonymously in The Atlantic in December 1863. The novel is the story of American army lieutenant Philip Nolan, who renounces his country during a trial for treason and is consequently sentenced to spend the rest of his days at sea without so much as a word of news about the United States. I have read this story and it is an interesting commentary on pride for one's country.
Aaron Burr, Jr. (February 6, 1756 – September 14, 1836) served as the third Vice President of the United States. Yet, due to various rumours regarding Burr's plan to secede from the United States and form his own monarchy in the western half of North America (known as the Burr conspiracy), Burr was arrested in 1807 and brought to trial on charges of treason. He was acquitted.
Then history is replete with traitors to their nations.
There are many NRI who overdo their loyalty to the nation of their domicile and even decry their country of birth!
I think as mentioned by Known Unknown, it (pride in the Nation) is all in the grooming.
Nationalism does not mean that one follows the principle of 'My country, right or wrong'. That is not nationalism. That is Jingoism!