THE PRACTISE OF PATRIOTISM AS CITIZEN APPRECIATION ELEMENT: MAINTAINING THE INTEGRATION OF UNITY AND TOGETHERNESS IN THE FACE OF COVID-19 CALAMITIES

Abstract

The focus of the discussion in this paper refers to the practice of patriotism as an element of citizen appreciation in maintaining the integration of unity and togetherness. This writing tries to cover the national issues closely related to patriotism in an effort to create a harmonious country where Malaysian practice and embody the spirit of patriotism. Among the matters argued are (i) Factors contributing to the unification of various races such as the basis of integration, economics, the concept of pluralism, tolerant of culture and language and political integration, (ii) The issue of combating & overcoming the health crisis due to the economic crisis of the Covid-19 pandemic in an effort to form national community and (iii) the issue of unity among the people to deal with Covid-19. The use of a qualitative approach in this writing utilizes secondary sources such as research results in journals, scholarly writing, online news sources and public forums. The results of the study found that patriotic spirit plays a critical role in encouraging the community to unite, especially in the face of calamities such as the Covid-19 pandemic, thus realizing the responsibility of being a citizen who wants to see our country continue to survive in any situation. The direction of the study looks at the continuity of the impact of the appreciation of citizens in togetherness for the sake of Malaysia's vision to become a united country in the aspect of cooperation and unity among various races, in addition to giving birth to a society that is united, obeys and loves the country.