You are in error. Bob didn't say "our country." He said "my country." Yes, the US national identity is heavy with jingoism. But it's worked for us. This only came up because some questioned Shel's motivation in shooting the fence. I know for certain that Shel tripped the shutter only because he thought it was an interesting image. But the subject of flag veneration and mythology followed naturally. It is part of the national psyche for better or worse. It is not offensive. It just is what it is. Paul On Jan 7, 2007, at 6:58 PM, Digital Image Studio wrote:
> On 08/01/07, Bob Sullivan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> The flag became and still is a symbol of support for our young men >> and >> women who are serving in the armed services. Polls say less than >> half >> the people in the US support the war in Iraq, but I'd bet that 95% >> support their children or neighbors who are on duty in that country. >> Showing the flag is a way to show that support. >> >> Am I a jingoist because I love my country and am grateful to those >> who >> serve it to protect us? > > I guess everyone just has to be aware that this is essentially an > International forum WRT subscribers and that political sensitivities > exist and what constitutes a patriotic symbol to one may be an > offensive symbol to another. The recent "our country" references were > very short sighted IMO. > > -- > Rob Studdert > HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA > Tel +61-2-9554-4110 > UTC(GMT) +10 Hours > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://home.swiftdsl.com.au/~distudio//publications/ > Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer since 1998 > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
