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This is another well intended document out of Europe that meant little until America became the model to follow. Soon after the French Revolution began and this document was put to paper, they elected Napolean. He would go on to crown himself Emporer and terrorize most of Europe. So much for "The Rights of Man." It was placed on hold for decades until a more convenient time....long after Americans were capturing the essence of European ideals and the American Declaration of Independance.
No matter the scenario and despite the world's fickle teenage girl attitude towards America, we have been the model to emulate on just about every level since 1776. Many Europeans know it, but refuse to admit it. Most Americans know it, but are scared to be accused of being "arrogant" and thinking that they are special.
This isn't true at all. America is a culmination of cultures and has proven that nationalism can transcend tribe.
Because of our historical cultural creation (which continues to create), our nationalism has a far more healthier face than say a nation like Germany or Iran or Russia.
Our diversity makes it incredibly hard to hate or to look down upon other nations.
It's our history of immigration welcoming that has made us what we are. One should think about all those countries (even European) that spent far too much time ethnically cleansing their populations from time to time down through history and what the result of that has been for them.
We are special. We are the melting pot of the world. Many countries can not help but to be racial by the mere fact of the ethnic origins, ie Japan, China, etcc.
This is really debatable, based on the political sphere of the U.S.
I meant to use "hate" in the extreme that we have seen it elsewhere. Negative feelings towards others will not see them linbed up in front of ovens or gas chambers. Non-conformists who insist on celebrating their Mexican roots will not be ethnically cleansed. Even mosques stand erect across our nation, which is very unlike what we see for Churches and synagogues across the Middle East.
Considering the world's idea of "hate," we are quite tolerant. This is why our many differences at the tribal level is transcended into a healthier state of nationalism.
It depends on your nation. Some nations you can be proud of. Others not so much. I don't think an abiding love for Nazi Germany or the USSR or Pakistan is a good thing.
It depends...It depends on your nation. Some nations you can be proud of. Others not so much. I don't think an abiding love for Nazi Germany or the USSR or Pakistan is a good thing.
Germany was Germany before it was Nazi Germany and it was still Germany after the Nazis were defeated. Should a man love his people less because of the actions of the government?
It depends...
A person could have "an abiding love for" Pakistan but be opposed to the negative elements of it's current situation.
And the same for Nazi Germany and the USSR. Although in those cases they wouldn't be Nazi Germany or the USSR without the negative elements, IMO.
Not sure about Pakistan.
Just because something is called nationalism does not make it such.That was not the question. It was not about people-ism. It was NATIONALISM. Being "German" has nothing at all to do with your government at any given time. It simply means you were born in a place called Germany at the time you were born there. If said nation becomes Nazi Germany the nation has changed. The people? Many sure as hell did.
Proud of your homeland and the positive parts of it's heritage. Not the negative parts. Isn't that what I said before?Same applies. And you can be proud to live in a backward, Islamist Republic that breeds terror. I just don't see how.
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