<p>What is patriotism?</p>
<p>I think real patriotism is loving one’s country (land of their birth or not), but recognizing that country’s place among all other countries, and realizing we are most prominently human beings of the world rather than just of our nation. Yeah.</p>
<p>So if you were born in TX. Parents are Iraqis and u grew up in China. How will patriotism work into this?</p>
<p>r u talking abt u? (just wondrn’!)
well, in my words, patriotism arises when one can ‘feel’ for the country they are living in–they feel an obligation to love that country, to feel like each and evry piece of that country seems to belong to him or atleast to his people. I guess patriotism doesn’t really work out for the above description unless there are some other significant issues :D</p>
<p>hmmm… other answers to this TXan/Iraqi/Chinese Situation?</p>
<p>Asif, this is not me. It’s not anyone I know either. Though i’m sure there are many who would fit the description.</p>
<p>while in others countries patriotism often goes hand in hand with nationalism, in US it’s just the fact that you’re living here that matters. If you insult Ireland in front of an Irish-American, chances are, he’ll get as mad as if you insulted US. So it’s thinking America is da best, no matter what race you are…</p>
<p>Asif, why do “they feel an obligation to …etc”?</p>
<p>Ein1, two questions arise:</p>
<p>1) Who should think America is the best: A) Those who live in America. B) Those who were born in America. C) Those who grew up in America. D) Only those who did A, B, & C. Or F) Every man, woman and child?</p>
<p>2) What if a person were born to persian parents and lived all his/her life in Iran. To be a patriot, should he/she think America is the best or Iran is the best? And if all Iranians are patriots, how would an American feel in Iran? How would Iranians cope with live in America, England, or even Italy?</p>
<p>I agree with Phedre’s assessment, but I would add that patriotism also entails feeling an obligation to contribute back to your country.</p>
<p>Asif, why do “they feel an obligation to …etc”?---------That’s what I’m talking about duh…!? This is patriotism that can’t really be explained (in my perspectives, they feel obligation…if u experience that u’ll have no question w/ it, well don’t take is as offensive though) :D</p>
<p>bump bumppppppppppp</p>
<p>oh, so living in DC, i have seen a protest or two in my day. often you hear people talking about anarchy, the disestablishment of government, and “america sucks”. however, every once in a while i see a person waving an american flag speaking not about how the united states is evil, but how it is faulted and must progress towards a more just and efficient means of conducting itself.
i suppose this is what i believe to be true patriotism: not those who simply say they love america and refuse to open themselves to the possibility of fallacy, but those that acknowledge the fact that no nation is perfect and therefore strive to better their “fatherland” and the world at large. </p>
<p>yep… that’s what i think.</p>
<p>i’m assuming you are an american citizen, correct? so, you can still feel patriotic about your homeland, err “fatherland,” because although you are Iraqi, Iraq is as much your home as Ireland is mine. (I’m assuming you haven’t gone back and visited) Although the tendency is to assume non-whites are foreign, you are as much American as I. </p>
<p>ps- you should really looking E Pluribus Unum…interesting stuff</p>