Definition of Patriotism
Before this assignment I never really stopped and thought about what the definition of patriotism was or what it means to me. Patriotism in itself has a different meaning and definition to everyone, but does it really? Just because some people show it more than others, does that mean the person, who shows it more, has more patriotism than the person that does not show it does? According to the Oxford English Dictionary patriotism means "the character or passion of a patriot; love of or zealous devotion to ones country." But James Fraser, a professor of education, history, and Dean of the school of Education at Northeastern University, stated in an article in The Christian Science Monitor "There has been a bit of a return to the idea that patriotism is in the hand of the people who support the government and who support the military action, and those of us who have real reservations about the government military action have gotte
It says nothing about automatic rage or throwing away your dignity. A UCLA professor recently said, " Patriotism has historically served as a benign umbrella for angry people." Dirty ditties, like jokes and songs about Osama bin Laden may amuse. But let's not forget the following: It is not patriotic to suppress the truth. That's what bin Laden does. It is not patriotic to run over our neighbors who are different from you. It is not patriotic to worship death and destruction, to get itchy for some good old nuclear warfare. That is what we're trying to stop our enemies from doing. Mitch Albom, a writer for Detroit Free Press wrote an article on Nov 11, 2001,stating that in this article he stated in San Francisco, a high-rise office building has covered nine stories with a giant vinyl flag. When I think of patriotism, I think of our flag as the banner of the freedom seekers, risk takers, democracy builders, rebels, and pioneers. A liberty of
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