So, today of all days, what does patriotism mean to you?
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Patriotism/ Patriotic /Patriot
For many people, this word reflects something unquestionably good and healthy - a love of one’s country as an ideal to aspire towards. For others, the same term reflects something questionable and potentially unhealthy - namely, an excessive love and self-absorption in the goodness of one’s own country.
The belief in American exceptionalism, for instance, is a U.S. reflection of what many would call patriotism - while others see it as narrowing and harmful.
What ‘counts’ as a patriot or patriotism is a question also dividing people.
QUESTIONS TO PLAY WITH:
-Is patriotism something you generally see as healthy and positive, or not?
-Who ‘deserves’ to be called a patriot - and who does not?
-What does it mean to be a patriot or patriotic (and what does it mean to be accused of not being the same)?
Conversation Catalysts:
Steven Howard Johnson, "Thoughtful Patriotism"
"Authentic Patriotism" by Stephen Kiernan.
https://www.allsides.com/dictionary/patriotism-patriotic-patriot
Patriotism/ Patriotic /Patriot
For many people, this word reflects something unquestionably good and healthy - a love of one’s country as an ideal to aspire towards. For others, the same term reflects something questionable and potentially unhealthy - namely, an excessive love and self-absorption in the goodness of one’s own country.
The belief in American exceptionalism, for instance, is a U.S. reflection of what many would call patriotism - while others see it as narrowing and harmful.
What ‘counts’ as a patriot or patriotism is a question also dividing people.
QUESTIONS TO PLAY WITH:
-Is patriotism something you generally see as healthy and positive, or not?
-Who ‘deserves’ to be called a patriot - and who does not?
-What does it mean to be a patriot or patriotic (and what does it mean to be accused of not being the same)?
Conversation Catalysts:
Steven Howard Johnson, "Thoughtful Patriotism"
"Authentic Patriotism" by Stephen Kiernan.
