In Defense of 'Shocking' Displays of Patriotism
America is in a constant state of uproar, but nothing seems to trigger some segments of the left so much as expressions of patriotism. President Trump wants tanks at his Fourth of July parade — how fascist! Nike wants to feature the Betsy Ross American flag on shoes — it's tantamount to a swastika! NFL players are supposed to pledge allegiance to the flag — that's racist! Trump says the word "nationalist" — that must be a dogwhistle to white supremacists!
Much of the outrage is fake, of course. Displays of military force like battleships, fighter jets, and — yes! — tanks either have been or currently are common in American cities and presidential marches. The Betsy Ross American flag is a historic symbol of America, and it was flown above Barack Obama at his inauguration. The pledge of allegiance is not racist. Nationalism is very different from the racialist white nationalist movement.
Yet beneath the faux outrage is a very real ideological threat that blinds Americans of good will to the essential good of the American experiment. Academics and activists claim that patriotism is inherently racist, sexist, xenophobic, Islamophobic, and imperialist. It often seems as though they think America is essentially evil and oppressive, and the oppressed masses can only find justice in a revolution against the principles of America's Revolution.
There is some truth to the oppression narrative, of course. Despite the founders' claim that "all men are created equal and endowed by their creator with certain inalienable rights and that among these are Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness," the American South long institutionalized a race-based system of slavery based in pseudoscientific claims of racial inferiority. The homegrown terrorist group the Ku Klux Klan lynched and intimidated black Americans. Americans did violate treaties with native Americans, and the U.S. government rounded up Japanese Americans, depriving them of liberty and property by putting them in "internment camps."
Each of these episodes is a black mark on America's record, but they are black marks — they are not the record itself.
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Re: In Defense of 'Shocking' Displays of Patriotism
GREAT ARTICLE Doka! Thanks for posting
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Re: In Defense of 'Shocking' Displays of Patriotism
It's Riddick's post X 2! I liked it too Doka, thanks! S'plains a lot not in the daily news!
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https://youtu.be/DUY8aSx8-yo
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Re: In Defense of 'Shocking' Displays of Patriotism
"Shocking" displays of patriotism is what we do - we're Americans. We can do it and many people are apathetic about living here. It's a shame!!!!!!!!
There you go man, keep as cool as you can. Face piles and piles of trials with smiles. It riles them to believe that you perceive the web they weave. And keep on thinking free. (Moody Blues)