What is your definition of patriotism?

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Just some quotes:
Patriotism is the virtue of the vicious - Oscar Wilde
You won't have peace, until you knock out patriotism - G.B Shaw
Patriotism is the willingness to kill and be killed for nonsense
A nation feels superior, it will breed patriotism and war - Dale Carnegie

What is your definition of patriotism?

Answer 1

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My definition of patriotism is volunteering to fight for my country and all the idiots in it even when tell me what I'm doing is wrong. We are the US of A and we really need to start acting like it. We're slowly going the way of France. We are superior as a nation, so what is wrong with celebrating that fact and quit apologizing for torturing terrorists and such. Here's a quote for you: If hooking up a terrorist to a car battery and shocking him until he pees himself saves even one American life, then I have only one question, which wire is positive and which is negative? Spoken by a Texas politician (so I read), but whoever said it is a hero in my book. Quit trying to get the rest of the country to go along with your "If we lay down our guns and say sorry, all our enemies will leave us alone" leftist mentality. We aren't buying it. When you want to see real patriotism, come to Iraq or Afghanistan and put on a helmet and vest and get a gun and actually DO something for your country.

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Me; USMC SSgt with 10 years in and 4 combat deployments in infantry and artillery

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I guess, Oscar Wilde was right.

Answer 2

Love for ones country

What I find odd is when Bush was in office the liberals claimed " dissent is the greatest form of patriotism"


Amazing how quickly they abandoned that belief

Answer 3

Pride, Dignity,Honor and Values. Those without will make statements as you have listed. They have pride in running away and leaving their little sisters to a gang of thugs. No one will Cherish war. However Real Americans will defend it for your, theirs and future generations to live in peace and prosper. Would you eliminate one way or the other a neighbor which terrorizes your family on a daily basis, to live in and bring your peace ensuring your freedoms to walk the streets with your family in peace. Or apologize to the terrorist in hopes he will terrorize another neighbor.