Buddhism And Nationalism

This needs clarification.
Absolute reality is not limited to time and place.

We have to ask the question, is Buddhism being confused with others’ cultures, the same as, for example, confusing Judaism with Zionism? Where does one’s loyalty lie? 

If we become sentimental, and confuse culture with the pursuit of truth, this will have an effect on the quality of our life. 

Confusion about this can fragment our practice.
Ultimate truth is here and now; it is not about ‘then’ and ‘there’.

Religion has two aspects: a state of mind/belief, and a state of consciousness/knowingness. For decades, I wondered, “Why are we doing all this other stuff?” and “Why are so many falling in line with this other stuff?” The other stuff may make us think we’re special, but we’re merely exchanging our habit for another’s. The answer is that all creatures are victims of habit and programming.

We’re here to realise ultimate truth, and then we are released from the confinements of religion and culture.

According to Merriam-Webster: 
“Nationalism is loyalty and devotion to a nation, especially a sense of national consciousness exalting one’s nation above all others and placing primary emphasis on promotion of its culture and interests as opposed to those of other nations.”

According to The Encyclopedia Britannica:
Nationalism is an ideology based on the premise that the individual’s loyalty and devotion to the nation-state surpasses other individual or group interests.

“Nationalism is a modern movement. Throughout history, people have been attached to their native soil, to the traditions of their parents, and to established territorial authorities, but it was not until the end of the 18th century that nationalism began to be a generally recognised sentiment moulding public and private life and becoming one of the great – if not the greatest – single determining factors of modern history.”