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A quotation from Henry Commager
Who are those who are really disloyal? Those who inflame racial hatreds, who sow religious and class dissensions. Those who subvert the Constitution by violating the freedom of the ballot box. Those who make a mockery of majority rule by the use of the filibuster. Those who impair democracy by denying equal educational facilities. Those who frustrate justice by lynch law or by making a farce of jury trials. Those who deny freedom of speech and of the press and of assembly. Those who press for special favors against the interest of the commonwealth. Those who regard public office as a source of private gain. Those who would exalt the military over the civil. Those who for selfish and private purposes stir up national antagonisms and expose the world to the ruin of war.
Henry Steele Commager (1902-1998) American historian, writer, activist
Essay (1947-09), “Who Is Loyal to America?” sec. 3, Harper’s Magazine, Vol. 195, No. 1168More about this quote: wist.info/commager-henry-steel…
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“Why do people hate us so much? What crime did we commit that brings this out from people? What did we do wrong to them?”
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The thing that is the problem here isn't actually patriotism, though it masks itself as such.
It's the "my country, right or wrong" jingoism that calls itself patriotism, but which actually substitutes for rational thought. It serves as a litmus test to "other" anyone who doesn't believe in the innate and permanent superiority of a country and its people over everyone else.
It's what's responsible for a lot of what's going on in the developing hell to our south.
Real patriotism is concerned with how we treat everyone - our less fortunate citizens and the other peoples of the world. It is concerned with our values, our morals, our ethics. It is about being proud of our good deeds, without shying away from turning a critical eye to the ones where we did not meet our own high standards.
I worry about this sudden outbreak of jingoism in Canada as well. We're not "better than everyone else WOO" like USAnians, but this is not a good portent.
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