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24 Dec 02
Originally posted by rwingettI suspect you just made the list of people that the FBI will be keeping an eye on... and I agree with you.
Much of this so called patriotism is simply empty rhetoric. Patriotism is more than just waving flags and clamoring for your enemies to be bombed. It involves actually getting away from the TV long enough to vote or to serve on jury duty if you're called. It requires some active involvement on the part of the individual in his society. Much of what passes ...[text shortened]... ationalism. Nationalism of the type that would have been right at home at the Nuremburg Rallies.
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24 Dec 02
I could not agree more, to be a patriot is to love your own conuntry, to be a nationalist is to dislike all other countries and societies other than your own. Most of the worlds problems spring out of nationalism - empire building, to world wars, to religious fundermentalism. 🙁
Andrew
24 Dec 02
Originally posted by rwingettYep, that's right. I made 'Tergunia' up. So Americans aren't so bad at geography after all!
Africa is a continent.
Poland is a country in eastern Europe.
The Bay of Biscay is a body of water to the west of France, adjoining the Atlantic Ocean.
Ho Chi Minh City (formerly known as Saigon) is in Vietnam.
Lapland is an area of northern Sweden and Finland. Home to the Lapps, or the Samis as I think they are also known.
The Caspian Sea is a sea (or ...[text shortened]... e it does not belong. The others are all identifiable places. I suspect Tergunia is fictional.
24 Dec 02
Originally posted by latex bishopSadly, I have not been to tasmania. I have travelled a lot overseas this year for work but have not explored all that's in my back yard. Maybe I will get there in the second half of next year, for a well earned holiday
Well that is a shame as its one of the best places in Oz.
24 Dec 02
Originally posted by rwingettI think the word 'chauvinism' describes an obsession with one's own country's power, to the point of xenophobia. Unfortunately people get confused with 'male chauvinism', which was a later adaptation of the word; though ironically, I imagine many chauvinists who are male are also male chauvinists...
Much of this so called patriotism is simply empty rhetoric. Patriotism is more than just waving flags and clamoring for your enemies to be bombed. It involves actually getting away from the TV long enough to vote or to serve on jury duty if you're called. It requires some active involvement on the part of the individual in his society. Much of what passes ...[text shortened]... ationalism. Nationalism of the type that would have been right at home at the Nuremburg Rallies.
I'm not American myself, but I think a real American patriot should be asking awkward questions about the state of American politics, amongst other things. (I'm probably being hypocritical here, British politics isn't so much better 🙁.)
24 Dec 02
Originally posted by trekkieThis question could have been answered several other ways.
[b]Another question for you Americans & Brits, which of the following does not belong:
Sydney
Melbourne
Adelaide
Perth
Darwin
Cairns
Brisbane
Canberra
Hobart...
...Cairns, the rest are all state / territory capitals
1.Hobart-it is the only one on Tasmania and not on mainland Australia.
2.Canberra-it is the only one situated away from the coast.
3.Adelaide-it is the only one that starts with a vowel.