Thing is, that "flag-waving patriotism" is fucking terrible. The people who that shit actually matters to, are almost without fail, the most shitbaggy type of people you can come across. So I don't really see how comparing it is a good thing? Maybe you're not comparing it as a form of defense, just noting the similarities, and if that's the case, I would agree. Doesn't mean it's a GOOD thing though. If your national identity requires supporting an outdated, superstitiously rooted, caste system, where people are just expected to defer to these people because of their self-declared superiority, well, then frankly, fuck that national identity. They aren't special, in any way. Nothing they did that was good, had anything to do with some "royal" aspect to their family, but a lot of the bad they've done, can likely be traced back to the system that supports them, and elevates them on a platform, making them beyond reproach and consequences.