PROS
It is based on a common language and culture
It stems from the history
It corresponds to the customs of the country
It expresses a country's vision
It corresponds to the country's mentality or national character.
It's the soul of a country
People have always sought a national identity
CONS
"National identity" is a fuzzy notion, just as foggy as "soul".
National identity is simply the sum of a country's inhabitants at a given time.
Today's countries are multicultural and no longer have a homogeneous identity.
National identity is fluid and constantly redefined
There is no transcendent essence or figure of a country
The nature of a country is a set of laws and institutions.
National identity is a dangerous populist fantasy
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