RE: Liberals versus Leftists
November 4, 2017 at 8:31 am
(This post was last modified: November 4, 2017 at 8:33 am by Catholic_Lady.)
(November 4, 2017 at 4:30 am)downbeatplumb Wrote:(November 3, 2017 at 12:08 pm)Catholic_Lady Wrote: You said patriotism is bad, and so is considering a country better than the others.
I'm an immigrant.
Patriotism is bad because it leads to conflict needlessly.
I don't think my country is better than others.
It may have a better health care system than most other countries, most notably it is superior to the system in the US and much of the world is less democratic and racially integrated but it also has an outdated system of aristocracy and there is a lot of a "little Englander" way of thinking that is xenophobic towards the rest of the world hence the tragic brexit vote.
So its nice but best no, nowhere is.
Most countries have different merits.
Can you say that if you came to England and went "I've come from the best country in the world AMERICA" in a café, that you wont end up with spit in your tea.
So you are an immigrant?
So what?
Good grief, being patriotic does not lead to conflict. Just because I think the country I currently live in is best doesn't mean I'm going to start fights with other people. Just as me thinking my husband is the best husband isn't going to lead to me getting in fights with other wives. It may for the pompus ass hole who likes to look for reason to start shit, but that can be said about anything. Being patriotic does not equal being a dick.
As for the spit in tea comment, did you not read what I said just a few posts ago about being rude?
As for me being an immigrant, I don't know, um, you're the one who asked if I've ever "tried" other countries. Why yes, I was born in a different country and have lived in 2 countries other than this one. So have my entire family.
"Of course, everyone will claim they respect someone who tries to speak the truth, but in reality, this is a rare quality. Most respect those who speak truths they agree with, and their respect for the speaking only extends as far as their realm of personal agreement. It is less common, almost to the point of becoming a saintly virtue, that someone truly respects and loves the truth seeker, even when their conclusions differ wildly."
-walsh
-walsh