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To: Lane3 who wrote (55269)3/22/2008 10:56:05 AM
From: epicure  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 542201
 
" if you can't love your country, you should find another."

Couldn't you just like it a lot and want to be really good friends?



To: Lane3 who wrote (55269)3/22/2008 10:57:56 AM
From: Dale Baker  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 542201
 
if you can't love your country, you should find another.

That's not a view I have heard shared by folks around the world in other countries, only here. It tells me more about American psychology then any general rules about patriotism, since it is not statistically supported among most of humanity.

Most people in the world don't treat their nationality as a team to cheer from the bleachers, unless it's World Cup time.



To: Lane3 who wrote (55269)3/22/2008 11:25:41 AM
From: Travis_Bickle  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 542201
 
I am very fond of certain parts of my country, but indifferent to most of it. Can I stay in my little corner of it, or should I give it up and move to Costa Rica? Should I go on a tour of the parts I am indifferent to, hoping that love will spring from the ashes of indifference? If I send Iowa a dozen roses twice a year will that make up for the fact that I really don't care for it very much?