"My country, right or wrong" is a thing no patriot would ever think of saying except in a desperate case. It is like saying "My mother, drunk or sober." - Chesterton
"A proper patriotism is an attachment to one's people and country, and a willingness to defend its legitimate claims while fully respecting the legitimate claims of other peoples."
I'm Bilbo, but I forgot my password, and I'm too lazy to go through the process of retrieving it or getting a new one. Suppose it is true that people in our government have sold our country to China. Would this be patriotic or unpatriotic?
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What do you mean by "patriotism"?
Patriotism is good because it is all about preserving your culture, and culture is important.
"My country, right or wrong" is a thing no patriot would ever think of saying except in a desperate case. It is like saying "My mother, drunk or sober." - Chesterton
Somewhat off-topic, but this is the best place for it.
I find this incredibly difficult to believe: Feds grant eminent domain as collateral to China for US debts. Could Obama and Clinton *really* be this stupid?
Could this be behind the recent declarations/assertions of sovereignty by several States?
Maybe that was just fools hyperventilating. Let's pray so.
I just read this:
"A proper patriotism is an attachment to one's people and country, and a willingness to defend its legitimate claims while fully respecting the legitimate claims of other peoples."
John Rawls, The Law of Peoples
I'm Bilbo, but I forgot my password, and I'm too lazy to go through the process of retrieving it or getting a new one. Suppose it is true that people in our government have sold our country to China. Would this be patriotic or unpatriotic?
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