Can one love his/her country and nation without hating others? If yes, how do you achieve it in this time, where being a patriot seems so hostile and hateful towards other nations?

Can one love his/her country and nation without hating others? If yes, how do you achieve it in this time, where being a patriot seems so hostile and hateful towards other nations?
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I “love” my country by being a good citizen (or at least trying to be a good citizen) of it. Why should loving your country mean hating other countries?
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