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November 26, 2007
Morals and Marriage
Stop buying their frame. Yeah, you Liberal Seagull, stop that right now. When the Right says that the only proper love for your country is the childish sort that one feels for mommy and daddy. The answer is right in front of you:
"People in less jingoistic countries love where they live, too; but often it's a love born of preference and familiarity. They love their countries while acknowledging their faults; they don't feel they have to prove their love by angrily denying that those faults exist."
This, too, is patriotism. It doesn't lead to wars, but it sure does lead to national health care. It is the love one feels for their spouse-- adult love. In a very real sense, we are married to our various nations. We can chose to leave them, but the separation process would be a painful one. We stay, loving our partner, perfecting the relationship, learning from one another.
Simply ceding patriotism denies us this useful concept. More: it denies us the fuel we need to fire the process of making this a better place to live. Letting the Right own the word diminishes us all...
Posted by Andrew at November 26, 2007 04:40 PM
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