08-04-2004, 05:04 AM
It's just Un-American to not beleive in my country right or wrong.
Bleh. Patriotism is easily perverted into a warped elitism. It's the same mentality I see exercised all over Boston when I'm at school. Last year alone I saw at least 5 full on first fights that resulted from a "Red Sox" vs. "Yankees" arguement. To many people being a fan of the Red Sox is a competition to be the best "super fan" and to prove everyone else is merely a 'fairweather fan' in comparision. It's worse enough to see when two superfans of opposing teams meet (the abovementioned 5 incidents), let alone seeing how "super fans" for the same team often cause friction amongst their fellow adorners. There's nothing wrong with a love for an object, or in a broader case Patriotism for a country. But personally I beleive the negative effects overshadow the good when it comes to Patriotism. It's too easily transfered into zealous fanaticism; It's too easy to throw out rational judgement in the name of Patriotism.
-Munk
Bleh. Patriotism is easily perverted into a warped elitism. It's the same mentality I see exercised all over Boston when I'm at school. Last year alone I saw at least 5 full on first fights that resulted from a "Red Sox" vs. "Yankees" arguement. To many people being a fan of the Red Sox is a competition to be the best "super fan" and to prove everyone else is merely a 'fairweather fan' in comparision. It's worse enough to see when two superfans of opposing teams meet (the abovementioned 5 incidents), let alone seeing how "super fans" for the same team often cause friction amongst their fellow adorners. There's nothing wrong with a love for an object, or in a broader case Patriotism for a country. But personally I beleive the negative effects overshadow the good when it comes to Patriotism. It's too easily transfered into zealous fanaticism; It's too easy to throw out rational judgement in the name of Patriotism.
-Munk