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Originally Posted by darkangel
grrr..want an argument do we  most Brits are quite ignorant of the American people and their way of life and often misunderstand their enthusiastic devotion to their country as arrogance etc, maybe this country needs a little blind faith and love of our own country maybe the fact that we can say "this country sucks" without 99% of people saying anything is a good example of a missing sense of belonging and patriotism that we no longer have as a country and a people? |
No, we do not need any blind faith. That has nothing at all to do with patriotism.
There is no misunderstanding with regard to the USA. Despite protestations to the contrary, it is not a land of free speech, it is a land of people to scared to speak up for fear of criticism. Unfortunately they are in the minority, the rest are just incapable of thinking and seeing through the FUD that their government feeds them on a daily basis.
Patriotism has nothing to do with blindly accepting what you have and what you are told. I would argue that true patriotism could involve taking up arms against your own government under extreme circumstances.