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Patriotism

lukin2006lukin2006 Posts: 9,087
edited January 2007 in A Moving Train
Does It Mean Anything Anymore
I have certain rules I live by ... My First Rule ... I don't believe anything the government tells me ... George Carlin

"Life Is What Happens To You When Your Busy Making Other Plans" John Lennon
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  • lukin2006lukin2006 Posts: 9,087
    Doesn't mean anything to me
    I have certain rules I live by ... My First Rule ... I don't believe anything the government tells me ... George Carlin

    "Life Is What Happens To You When Your Busy Making Other Plans" John Lennon
  • spongersponger Posts: 3,159
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  • mammasanmammasan Posts: 5,656
    I think the idea of patriotism has been warped. Patriotism today is closer to nationalism. I see no problem with someone being proud of their country, but when you start claiming that your country is the greatest or questioning the patriotic duty of people who don't see eye tto eye with you that is when patriotism turns to nationalism. That is what I see happening in the US these days. You have people questioning the patriotism of others because of their view of our government or because they are unwilling to abandon their heritage. Patriotism is dead in this country but nationalism is alive and well.
    "When one gets in bed with government, one must expect the diseases it spreads." - Ron Paul
  • know1know1 Posts: 6,794
    It doesn't mean anything to me either.
    The only people we should try to get even with...
    ...are those who've helped us.

    Right 'round the corner could be bigger than ourselves.
  • gue_bariumgue_barium Posts: 5,515
    Types of patriotism

    Magnets on automobiles became a popular way to display patriotism in the United States following the September 11, 2001 attacks.Personal patriotism is emotional and voluntary. The patriot adheres to certain patriotic values, such as respect for the flag. They may insist that the entire citizenry shares adherence to these values, or that they be legally enforced, see Flag Desecration Amendment.

    Governments promote an official patriotism which has a high symbolic and ceremonial content. It is a logical consequence of the state itself, which derives legitimacy from being the expression of the common good of the political community. National monuments, and veterans days and commemoration ceremonies are typical examples. Often official patriotism is highly regulated by protocol, with specific methods for handling flags, or specific pledges and displays of allegiance.

    Patriotism relies heavily on symbolic acts, such as displaying the flag, singing the national anthem, participating in a mass rally, placing a patriotic bumper sticker on one's vehicle, or any other way of publicly proclaiming allegiance to the state. Symbolic patriotism in wartime is intended to raise morale, in turn contributing to the war effort. Peacetime patriotism can not be so easily linked to a measurable gain for the state, but the patriot does not see it as inferior.

    Levels of patriotism vary across time, and among political communities. Typically, patriotic intensity is higher when the state is under external threat.
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