"ISM"s

Why is patriotism a honorable thing and not racism....
What is the difference.....
Why is the person born over there less than the person within my fence

When I say I am proud of my country ... Does that mean I am proud of the color
of the dirt on the ground ? Am I proud of the people of that country ...Every single individual
of them ? Like the one who just threw his plastic bag out the car window....Or the guy who killed
a few others just because he felt like it ...Or the one who just beat his kid....

What is a country and why should I be proud of it ?