We have, like most things, had a bash at this here before, but I still have unresovled questions so here goes again.
I'm not really a patriot, it's not that I hate my country, I certianly don't, but I don't really love it either. I don't feel anything for the land in which I have been blessed to be born. I don't get patriotism, I simply don't understand how one can feel pride in the achivments of ones country without also feeling the shame for the shamefull things, and most patriots that I am aware of certianly do not exhibit that they feel such shame, whilst the pride of any patriot is almost overwhelming. I don't undertand this. What vaule or merit is there in patriotism? In the interest of full disclosure though I must admit that as a native Londoner, my heart does skip a beat everytime hear a London accent on the TV, or in a piece of music, yet I have come to quite detest the city(perhaps this is just my age?). I feel no pride in being a Londoner, the footie team I support is a Northen english one, yand I certianly can't explain this heart skipping thing at all. What do you think?© -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/minds-eye?hl=en.
