http://dissidentvoice.org/2007/09/patriotism-a-negative-assessment/ a radical newsletter in the struggle for peace and social justice Thu, 08 Dec 2011 15:07:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://dissidentvoice.org/2007/09/patriotism-a-negative-assessment/#comment-47769 Dogma Thu, 11 Jun 2009 19:53:32 +0000 http://www.dissidentvoice.org/2007/09/patriotism-a-negative-assessment/#comment-47769 Great post. However I do believe "Patriotism is the virtue of the vicious." is by Oscar Wilde. Great post. However I do believe “Patriotism is the virtue of the vicious.” is by Oscar Wilde.

]]> http://dissidentvoice.org/2007/09/patriotism-a-negative-assessment/#comment-5154 Daniel Mon, 03 Sep 2007 05:41:57 +0000 http://www.dissidentvoice.org/2007/09/patriotism-a-negative-assessment/#comment-5154 Patriotism and Religion: the opiates of the people. And George plays both to the hilt and the sheeple dance! Patriotism and Religion: the opiates of the people. And George plays both to the hilt and the sheeple dance!

]]> http://dissidentvoice.org/2007/09/patriotism-a-negative-assessment/#comment-5127 James B. Storer Sun, 02 Sep 2007 17:08:12 +0000 http://www.dissidentvoice.org/2007/09/patriotism-a-negative-assessment/#comment-5127 If we must publicly display smug narrow mindedness by holding hands and reciting "I pledge allegiance to the flag...," at least allow us to replace the word "flag" with "Constitution." If we must publicly display smug narrow mindedness by holding hands and reciting “I pledge allegiance to the flag…,” at least allow us to replace the word “flag” with “Constitution.”

]]> http://dissidentvoice.org/2007/09/patriotism-a-negative-assessment/#comment-5079 Michael Kenny Sat, 01 Sep 2007 17:29:31 +0000 http://www.dissidentvoice.org/2007/09/patriotism-a-negative-assessment/#comment-5079 The interesting thing is how many of those quotes are from Europeans. Two world wars, and particularly the second, largely discredited nationalism and patriotism in Europe, turning it towards other avenues, such as sport, in particular, soccer. Soccer hooligans and doped cyclists may not be much fun, but they kill far fewer people than warring armies! The interesting thing is how many of those quotes are from Europeans. Two world wars, and particularly the second, largely discredited nationalism and patriotism in Europe, turning it towards other avenues, such as sport, in particular, soccer. Soccer hooligans and doped cyclists may not be much fun, but they kill far fewer people than warring armies!

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