One would think that not allowing government to control and regulate marriage would be a completely conservative stance, but no. It's a liberal/progressive stance and conservatives are against it.
You'd think the Left would be against Muslim immigration and making laws to accommodate them because of the Muslim stance against gays, women, abortion, etc. But nope, liberals/progressives lead the outcry when it is suggested that we vet Muslim immigrants or curtail their entry in any way.
What is patriotism, anyway? Wiki sez:
Patriotism is an emotional attachment to a nation which an individual recognizes as their homeland. This attachment, also known as national feeling or national pride, can be viewed in terms of different features relating to one's own nation, including ethnic, cultural, political or historical aspects.
So national pride...are you proud of your country? Then you're patriotic. Ashamed of your country? Then you are not patriotic.
Does this mean you have to be proud of your president, or any government official?
Does it mean you have to love every single bitty thing about your country?
I think we can all - conservative and liberal alike - look at our history and point to things that we're proud of and things that are shameful. Most of us agree that slavery was shameful. Can we also agree that fighting a war to end slavery and make black Americans full citizens is something to be proud of?
I'm kind of blathering about here, but Steppinthrax's posts in another thread, and the responses to him, got me thinking about what it means to be conservative, or liberal, or patriotic.
You'd think the Left would be against Muslim immigration and making laws to accommodate them because of the Muslim stance against gays, women, abortion, etc. But nope, liberals/progressives lead the outcry when it is suggested that we vet Muslim immigrants or curtail their entry in any way.
What is patriotism, anyway? Wiki sez:
Patriotism is an emotional attachment to a nation which an individual recognizes as their homeland. This attachment, also known as national feeling or national pride, can be viewed in terms of different features relating to one's own nation, including ethnic, cultural, political or historical aspects.
So national pride...are you proud of your country? Then you're patriotic. Ashamed of your country? Then you are not patriotic.
Does this mean you have to be proud of your president, or any government official?
Does it mean you have to love every single bitty thing about your country?
I think we can all - conservative and liberal alike - look at our history and point to things that we're proud of and things that are shameful. Most of us agree that slavery was shameful. Can we also agree that fighting a war to end slavery and make black Americans full citizens is something to be proud of?
I'm kind of blathering about here, but Steppinthrax's posts in another thread, and the responses to him, got me thinking about what it means to be conservative, or liberal, or patriotic.