RE: What do foreigners think of America's cult like Patriotism?
March 22, 2018 at 6:46 pm
(This post was last modified: March 22, 2018 at 6:48 pm by brewer.)
(March 21, 2018 at 11:36 pm)Libertarian God Wrote: I have always wondered this. Mostly because I feel some in this country [United States] take patriotism way way too far. For instance, not allowed to criticize the military or even choosing not to recite the pledge or standing for the flag.
Not allowed to criticize the military how? At an individual level I have a lot of respect for those that serve. They are doing something that I was unwilling to even think of and their service is necessary. I do criticize how the military has been used, from Vietnam up thru today (there are a few exceptions). I will criticize the hawk actions but not the defenders.
I'll recite the pledge (sans god) and stand (national anthem also), not for the flag itself, but for the republic that it represents. It causes me no cognitive stress. But I don't really give a shit if others do or not.
I guess that as a centrist (or so I'm told) I don't really understand or condone either extreme, the militant/fanatic haters or lovers.
And yeah, there are a lot of other glass houses out there.
Being told you're delusional does not necessarily mean you're mental.
