RE: Are religions that preach inequality for women and gays, traitors to their country?
January 6, 2021 at 6:21 pm
(January 6, 2021 at 4:30 pm)Anomalocaris Wrote: I think the notion that our first allegiance is to our country is every last bit as throughly morally bankrupt as the notion that we own some allegiance to some contrived god or “savior”.
I totally agree. In Canada, we are skeptical of shows of patriotism. If you love your country, great -- its a love of those you know and some of things you've collectively built. But all too often patriotism is an statement of political allegiance. For instance, if you are a "patriot", you shouldn't value the lives or well-being of foreigners, or you shouldn't support that "other" party. Patriotism can be a mask for bigotry.
So, we have some celebrations once in a while. On Canada Day we can get our free Tim Hortons coffee and watch some bands play and see some fireworks. Its a party, and we can say "hey, we really aren't just some backwater wanna-be-state-of-the-US. Maybe we deserve a bit of self-love". And then we go back to trying to think of people as people, and not worrying about who is a "Real Canadian".
