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In reply to the discussion: Other than the European theatre of World War II, can you name any MAJOR examples [View all]Ken Burch
(50,254 posts)If you start threads like that, you end up sounding like the "God Bless The U.S.A" guy.
Any thread started on proclaiming one's patriotism is going to be pushing for a right-wing agenda...and demanding that dissent be silenced. A thread like that can't have humane and positive effects.
The only reason to demand that people state their love of country would be if the country was on the verge of a lethal invasion or total collapse. It's embarrassing to insist that people declare their patriotism in any other situation.
The country is in no danger of catastrophic decline...so it wouldn't serve any purpose for me to shout in an OP about how much I love the place.
And here's the thing...
If I didn't love the country, I wouldn't bother commenting on what it does. I'd just give up and be silent.