After talking last week, I wondered whether many people are truly patriotic or not. Is patriotism a trait that many people have these days?
From my experience, I do not think many people are patriotic these days. Due to many people being against the war, I think people are not "patriotic" according to the definition. What does that say so? Does that mean the people are wrong and should be punished? No. I think that many people are not patriotic today because they are willing to speak against the government's decisions and justify their reasoning.
Looking back at the questions I made after the reading last week, I wonder what were really "American" characteristics. Are there really any characteristics that separate us from other countries?
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But, as Jensen writes, it's supremely patriotic to oppose the war. Peace is good; there are peace heroes, not just war heroes.
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