Since KM was founded under the aspiration of resuming and completing the Philippine Revolution of 1896, now fighting "a new type of colonialism," it sought to inspire nationalism once more in a time wherein it was considered as a dangerous concept.
由于爱国青年是在恢复和完成1896年菲律宾革命的愿望下建立的，现在正与“新型殖民主义”（a new type of colonialism）作斗争，它试图在民族主义被认为是危险概念的时代再次激发民族主义。