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12-19-2011 08:36 PM |
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Originally Posted by CrazyCoffey
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Why does "because" not sound satisfying? You should be a good sibling, parent or child just "because" too. That's good enough for me.
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Patriotism, in my view, should be grounded by your alignment with the ideas that your country espouses. It should never merely be a product of living in said country.
Me thinks there's a significant difference between loving one's country and loving one's child.
Would you ever put your country BEFORE your child?
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I think being patriot became a big deal during the world wars, anyway - Hitler and ideas of world domination. Is it really so bad to believe in something that you'd risk your life for it? The American dream, etc is pretty corny but still true to an extent. How about freedoms we have here that do not exist in other countries?
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What have you to say about people who don't believe America represents the freedom that their patriotism is rooted in?
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