by minimus 34 Replies latest jw friends
No, I am not at all patriotic. That said , I believe that Brits are generally less patriotic than Americans.
I am thankful to live in a peaceable land and have a decent living but not proud or blindly supportive of my country,
( I support the England ,male, Football (soccer) team though )
My country, right or wrong; if right, to be kept right; and if wrong, to be set right.”
Thanks blondie
This is often half quoted to deride jingoism. A lot of us recognize problems, try to mitigate them others want to enforce their will no matter what
Hi Minimus,
I migrated from Canada to the USA in 1998 so could not vote here until 2010 when I became a citizen. I left the faith in 2007. I'm a registered Democrat and enjoy voting. I'm also a Unitarian Universalist one of the principals of the UU faith is "The right of conscience & use of the democratic process."
I enjoy standing for the national anthem. However I continue to work about the religious overtones of patriotism. When overdone it seems like it can be wee bit cultist.
My warmest feelings of patriotism happen when I see cooperation between USA and Canada. Or friendly sports rivalry. Watching the movie "Argo" made me feel patriotic.
Cheers, -Randy
As a Haitian American born here I love both cultures
As A Former JW Are You Patriotic At All?
No. It's all meaningless tribalism.
