You can’t question something they’ve never had
Why is it that whenever Natalie Maines decides to rundown our country, she does so from the soil of a foreign country?
“A lot of pandering started going on, and you’d see soldiers and the American flag in every video. It became a sickening display of ultra-patriotism.”
“The entire country may disagree with me, but I don’t understand the necessity for patriotism,” [Natalie] Maines resumes, through gritted teeth. “Why do you have to be a patriot? About what? This land is our land? Why? You can like where you live and like your life, but as for loving the whole country? I don’t see why people care about patriotism.”
Well, you got one thing right, Ms. Maines — almost the entire country does disagree with you (I say almost, as I’m sure there are some Kozkids and some HuffingtonPost folks that think you’re a “hero” for “speaking truth to power”).
It’s not surprising that you don’t understand the need for patriotism. You can’t understand the necessity of something you’ve never had; something you’ve never felt; something you’ll never have.
I think it’s disgusting that you find images of Soldiers and flags to be a “sickening display of ultra-patriotism”. Here’s a picture of a bunch of Marines, surrounded by a bunch of American Flags, at the funeral of a true hero and patriot, Gunnery Sergeant John D. Fry:
Funeral of GSgt John Fry
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OTHERS:
Do you really want to know how this is playing out in “most of the country”, Natalie? It lies somewhere in the answer to this question posed by WISN Early Spin Blog:
By the way ladies, how’s the tour coming along?
Michelle Malkin has other pictures sure to turn the Dixie Clueless-Chicks’ stomachs. Michelle also has a great Vent posted at HotAir, where she reminds them that, “You can’t spit on them that brung ya, and expect them to dance with you again.”
PGG, a commenter at Wizbang, reminds us that there are two types of Americans: “those who provide freedom, and those who consume it” — I’m proud to have served with the former, while Natalie is ignorantly part of the later.
Remember when the Chicks released this song?
http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/dixiechicks/travelinsoldier.html
I cried when I first heard it. Whatever happened to them ??
I was just thinking the same thing. That is one of the most beautiful, story-telling songs I’ve heard in a long time. It brings tears to my eyes when I hear it and quite frankly, I’m saddened to know that she who sung that touching song would s%!$ on the memory it provokes.
I’ve got a question for anyone who care to answer- and I don’t mean it to be rhetorical or sarcastic.
In middle school we all learned about the dangers of nationalism when the countries of Europe crashed into war in 1914. I presume that you also would be skeptical of Arab Nationalism or that of Milosovic.
So, what’s the difference between patriotism and nationalism?
I don’t compare the Unites States to any European country, past or present. And I don’t equate what their nationalism led to with our country’s sense of patriotism.
Why? Because we’re different and we’re better.
As Annika wrote more than a year ago:
I’m not only patriotic, but I’m jingoistic as all hell, too.
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And to answer your question: Nationalism is “the belief that nations will benefit from acting independently rather than collectively, emphasizing national rather than international goals.”
Whereas, patriotism is simply “Love of and devotion to one’s country.”
Do you really need me to explain how those two things are different?
Nationalism is “the belief that nations will benefit from acting independently rather than collectively, emphasizing national rather than international goals.â€
This rather bloodless definition seems far removed from its actual manifestations.
In any case, I agree that the US is different. But not so much…
Watch, for instance, when ‘patriots’ elevate respect for the flag over respect for the Constitution- the actual document that distinguishes our country from other nations.
And its the leftards who elevate respect for their own pocketbooks over respect for the constitution. How many times do we hear the ridiculous meme from the left that the Dixie Whackos are having their First Amendment rights violated because people don’t want to buy their crappy records.
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