“If patriotism were defined, not as blind obedience to government, not as submissive worship to flags and anthems, but rather as love of ones country, ones fellow citizens (all over the world), as loyalty to the principles of justice and democracy, then patriotism would require us to disobey our government, when it violated those principles.” ― Howard Zinn on the difference between our current Nationalism and the Patriotism it claims to be.... na·tion·al·ism noun \ˈnash-nə-ˌli-zəm, ˈna-shə-nə-ˌli-zəm\ : a feeling that people have of being loyal to and proud of their country often with the belief that it is better and more important than other countries : a desire by a large group of people (such as people who share the same culture, history, language, etc.) to form a separate and independent nation of their own Full Definition of NATIONALISM 1 : loyalty and devotion to a nation; especially : a sense of national consciousness exalting one nation above all others and placing primary emphasis on promotion of its culture and interests as opposed to those of other nations or supranational groups. As per history the Nationalism always becomes Fascism.... fas·cism noun \ˈfa-ˌshi-zəm also ˈfa-ˌsi-\ : a way of organizing a society in which a government ruled by a dictator controls the lives of the people and in which people are not allowed to disagree with the government : very harsh control or authority Full Definition of FASCISM 1 often capitalized : a political philosophy, movement, or regime (as that of the Fascisti) that exalts nation and often race above the individual and that stands for a centralized autocratic government headed by a dictatorial leader, severe economic and social regimentation, and forcible suppression of opposition 2 : a tendency toward or actual exercise of strong autocratic or dictatorial control. None of this is Patriotic, Patriots would destroy their own Government if it became unjust... But unfortunately #Patriotism has had its definition changed to make it a synonym of #Nationalism when it is exactly the opposite......
Posted on: Mon, 10 Nov 2014 17:27:03 +0000
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