RE: Ike on war...
November 2, 2019 at 9:45 am
(This post was last modified: November 2, 2019 at 9:50 am by The Grand Nudger.)
Not in the context of what we're discussing. You can hate your country's laws and policies and still love your country, and experience a profound surge of emotion in ritual activities, like standing together for the anthem. As Boru noted, you can do all of this with your eyes wide open, knowing it's silly.
It might even be the case that this experience motivates you and drives the intensity of your opinions about those policies you detest. Watching something you deeply love be put to ruin by feckless assholes isn't pleasant.
Personally, my money would be on a True Believer changing those things, rather than someone who makes it a point to distance themselves from love of country.
It might even be the case that this experience motivates you and drives the intensity of your opinions about those policies you detest. Watching something you deeply love be put to ruin by feckless assholes isn't pleasant.
Personally, my money would be on a True Believer changing those things, rather than someone who makes it a point to distance themselves from love of country.
I am the Infantry. I am my country’s strength in war, her deterrent in peace. I am the heart of the fight… wherever, whenever. I carry America’s faith and honor against her enemies. I am the Queen of Battle. I am what my country expects me to be, the best trained Soldier in the world. In the race for victory, I am swift, determined, and courageous, armed with a fierce will to win. Never will I fail my country’s trust. Always I fight on…through the foe, to the objective, to triumph overall. If necessary, I will fight to my death. By my steadfast courage, I have won more than 200 years of freedom. I yield not to weakness, to hunger, to cowardice, to fatigue, to superior odds, For I am mentally tough, physically strong, and morally straight. I forsake not, my country, my mission, my comrades, my sacred duty. I am relentless. I am always there, now and forever. I AM THE INFANTRY! FOLLOW ME!
