Anti-patriotism

The past 20 or so years have undeniably been stormy ones for our country. Between threats of terrorism, huge schisms in ideology, and accusations of anti patriotism, it’s no wonder the coming presidential election is heating up to be more of a three ring circus than an exercise in civic responsibility. However, “it all comes ‘round again” has been my take on American history, and while this type of uber patriotism flames up from time to time, I’m reminded of another specific time in American history when charges of anti Americanism were rampant. So rampant in fact, laws were passed that seemed to go against the freedoms we were fighting for in the first place!! Let’s hop in the old historical time machine to the turbulent 1790s, our…

state, town, gang, school, country, it doesn 't really matter. People love to be a part of something bigger than themselves, and countries are no different and definitively fall into this category. Countries are normally relatively simple to group. For thousands of years, wherever you lived or your religion generally determined what nationality you were. Even today that is a part of determining whether or not someone is from a country. What if you had an entire country filled with people who…

In her article “Patriotism and Cosmopolitanism,” Nussbaum gives us another instance of love of country described in Rabindranath Tagore’s novel The Home and The World. Nussbaum talks about how was a young wife called Bimala fascinated by the patriotic discourse of her husband’s friend Sandip who founded Swadeshi movement that calls for a “boycott of foreign goods” (Nussbaum 3). Bimala talked about her husband’s cool and cosmopolitan devotion to this idea when he thinks that he is ready to serve…

“Look, while they stayed the order of battle, the fields of wealth always maintain well enough by the hands of subjects or servants, though the fields of poor people just remain desolations, then the people must owe a debt, and became slaves in a trade. Who is responsible for it?” In short, patriotism is an aggressive, militaristic sentiment like what “gives honor to the man who would beat down foreign people,” and just a brutal instinct. Besides, the politicians who agitate the public…

Patriotism Patriotism a way that an individual takes ownership of their country. It is one who has national feeling or national pride as ethnic, cultural, political or a historical aspect. A patriot is defined to have love and loyalty to its country. Soldiers who fight with love toward their homeland, have the power to win against their enemy. A patriotism citizen takes pride of his/her country achievements and our country’s diverse culture. Without it you would not be enjoying its…

Through rigorous research on American patriotism one could find that it is a very broad and interesting subject. The American people have changed the way that patriotism is defined by all other cultures. This term is now more complex than just being the love for land or country. Patriotism has changed in ways such as how it has influence on American culture, also the origin of the term and its usage today, and how if supported the right way patriotism could fix problems in America. Think…

True Patriotism Patriotism to me means serving one's country, but at the same time knowing what's right and wrong to do. several countries have very strong patriotism and some don't most likely based on religious culture or the way they were raised. A Lot of people in different countries are brought up to hate one another and kill for what they believe in and other countries are the opposite and don't believe in violence to gain more supporters of their cause. This in turn can result in…

I believe that patriotism is the amount of respect and feeling that someone has towards the country that they live in. Different levels of patriotism can be determined by the amount that someone is willing to sacrifice for their country and the people living within it to help the country as a whole. This can be displayed through various ways but the main one that comes to mind is of those that serve in the military. These men and women should be given the utmost praise for what they have done by…

Patriotism is extremely important in America and is a piece of the foundation of our government, since it, as well as, nationalism and American pride have been rampant since the American Revolution and early years of the United States. Through patriotism, the U.S. can accomplish many things with the help of its people, especially when times are rough and a considerable amount of help is needed, even if it means sacrificing an arm or a limb, theoretically, for our government. Today, there are…

Patriotism is what describes a person that can stand up for their country no matter what blocks them from their goal. It requires that the person do things out of their comfort zone and take a step out of it. This requires the person to always try to do their best for their country. President John Fitzgerald Kennedy showed this in both his presidency and his time in the military. John F. Kennedy served in the Navy before becoming the president of the United States. He served four years, from…