How does mount rushmore apply to patriotism in the united states?
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Mount Rushmore is a good focal point for the positive changes and events that have taken place in the United States.  Its celebration of four key and influential Presidents gives us a chance to reflect and say "yes, that *is* what America is all about," and presents a rallying point for us, as Americans, to work for the good of our country.\n\nThat is how Mount Rushmore applies to patriotism; both as a reminder of our treasured past, and a reminder of how great this country still is, and will be.\n\nAnd, as an aside, if you have never been to Mount Rushmore, I very highly recommend at least one trip in your life.  Besides Rushmore, the surrounding countryside, the Black Hills of South Dakota, is awash with natural beauty, and is still amazing rather serene and peaceful.
309906
I believe in patriotism.  I don't believe that you should let a few bad apples spoil the bunch.  This country is great because if you don't like something about it, there are ways to change it.  Celebrate patriotism and vote.
304246
I live in the US. How far would I go? \n"when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same object, evinces a design to reduce them under absolute despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such government, and to provide new guards for their future security"\nThat far if necessary...\n\nWould I die defending it? Yes, and all it stands for...\n\nWould I live supporting it? I pay taxes, therefore yes. Supporting my country and supporting my president are 2 different things, though.\n\n“A patriot wraps himself around the flag to defend it; a scoundrel wraps it around himself to defend himself”
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There is no "best" country. Patriotism is not the belief of "my country is the best because I was born there", rather it is the knowledge of what you owe your country based upon what your country has given you. Those who are born in countries like American, Britain, and Australia (among others) certainly owe their countries a great deal of loyalty and civic participation, but no country is "better."
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We, the citizens of United States of America, continuously speak of Peace, and Love to each fellow man and woman.  We allege to being a nation of peaceful citizens, opposing injustice and human brutality.\n\nWe consciously and religiously worship god, regardless of our sins.  \n\nWe, the citizens of the United States of America, represent our country.  We are our government, whether we like it or not.  The sins our government may or may not have committed are the responsibility of it's citizens - us.\n\nIf our Presidents is disrespectful, we are disrespectful.  We are our country, we are our President.  \n\nWe are equally responsible for the negativity circulating around our globe.  As Americans, we are just too arrogant to admit this.\n\nIt may be wrong to continue to use god as our armor, falsly repenting during holidays and disasters.\n\nI am not proud that we are so disliked.  I personally have no fear of God, only Love.  I only wish the entire world would see us for the beautiful nation we really are.
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ABSOLUTLY NOT.  One's loyalty to the USA should never be weighed against the native nation of the president.  Last thing we need is either a manchurian candidate, or a president who is second guessed because of their nationality.
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The perspective of what the recurring themes in US history might be differ, depending on where you are.   For example, Canadians would consider the War of 1812 one of an attempted invasion that was unsuccessful.\n\nThemes related to humanitarian intentions are present in US history as the US is usually generous in that regard.  There also seems to be a need to have the rest of the world move toward an American ideal, rather than continue in their own way.  The theme of the cultural assimilation is present in US history.\n\nSo the themes are quite diverse, and as with any nation, some are admirable and some are not.
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As I understand it, yes it does, if said action is being used as an expression of opinion and harms/risks no one.\n\nIt's disrespectful, true; but on the other hand, the US of A is not a flag---it's a history and a people, and most importantly, a system of governance that was originally intended to grow with society while still preserving basic freedoms and rights. A flag is merely a symbol, that many people see in different ways (see opinions on the Confederate Battle Flag, for example). What really matters is that our laws preserve our freedoms and support our rights---as the founding fathers intended. I worry far more when a law is implimented that violates those rights, than when some yo-yo burns a flag for the tv cameras. One of them results in a pile of soot and a lot of hoo-ha... the other directly affects my rights and freedoms as a citizen.
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Are national flags simply signs serving some utilitarian function? What do they symbolize? “Nationalism’s chief symbol of faith and central object of worship is the flag,” stated author J. Paul Williams. The Encyclopedia Americana says: “The flag, like the cross, is sacred.” The flag is the symbol of the State. Therefore, bowing down to it or saluting it is a religious ceremony that gives reverence to the State. Such an act ascribes salvation to the State and does not harmonize with what the Bible says about idolatry.\n\nThe Scriptures clearly state: “Salvation belongs to Jehovah.” (Psalm 3:8) Salvation is not to be ascribed to human institutions or their symbols. The apostle Paul admonished fellow Christians: “My beloved ones, flee from idolatry.” (1 Corinthians 10:14) The early Christians did not participate in acts of worship of the State. In the book Those About to Die, Daniel P. Mannix observes: “Christians refused to . . . sacrifice to the [Roman] emperor’s genius—roughly equivalent today to refusing to salute the flag.” So it is with true Christians today. In order to render Jehovah exclusive devotion, they refrain from saluting the flag of any nation. By doing so, they put God first while maintaining respect for governments and their rulers. Indeed, they recognize their responsibility to be in subjection to the governmental “superior authorities.” (Romans 13:1-7)\n\nDo such patriotic symbols and ceremonies really have religious significance?\n\n“[Historian] Carlton Hayes pointed out long ago that the ritual of flag-worship and oath-taking in an American school is a religious observance. . . . And that these daily rituals are religious has been at last affirmed by the Supreme Court in a series of cases.”\n\nWith reference to patriotic ceremonies, what does secular history say about the attitude of those known as early Christians?\n\n“Christians refused to . . . sacrifice to the emperor’s genius—roughly equivalent today to refusing to salute the flag or repeat the oath of allegiance. . . . Very few of the Christians recanted, although an altar with a fire burning on it was generally kept in the arena for their convenience. All a prisoner had to do was scatter a pinch of incense on the flame and he was given a Certificate of Sacrifice and turned free. It was also carefully explained to him that he was not worshiping the emperor; merely acknowledging the divine character of the emperor as head of the Roman state. Still, almost no Christians availed themselves of the chance to escape.”\n\nHas the neutrality of Christians meant that they are not interested in the welfare of their neighbors?\n\nCertainly not. They know well and conscientiously endeavor to apply the command repeated by Jesus: “You must love your neighbor as yourself.” (Matt. 22:39) Also the counsel recorded by the apostle Paul: “Let us work what is good toward all, but especially toward those related to us in the faith.” (Gal. 6:10) They have been convinced that the greatest good that they can do for their neighbors is to share with them the good news of God’s Kingdom, which will lastingly solve the problems facing mankind and which opens up to those who embrace it the marvelous prospect of eternal life.
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Parts of Canada have considered joining the US occasionally. For example, the reason that the rail line going to British Columbia was built was because BC was considering joining the US if it was not built. \n\nThe US had hoped to annex parts of Canada in the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812, and the "Patriot War" of 1837. The phrase "Manifest Destiny" was sometimes used as a shorthand expression for the notion that the United States should occupy all of North America. During the Polk administration, the slogan "Fifty-Four Forty or Fight" was used to describe where the Americans wanted the border with British North America to be drawn. In the Oregon treaty of 1846, the border was placed at the 49th parallel instead for most of western North America (except for some confusion around Angle Inlet, on the Minnesota-Manitoba border).   \n\nCanada and the US have very different cultures. Being a dual citizen, and having lived half my life in one of the two and half my life in the other, I can say this with a lot more authority than Canadians or Americans who occasionally visit for vacations or for business or for shopping, or know the other country from watching TV and movies. The two countries are quite different in many ways that are not immediately apparent unless you live for an extended period in both. The citizens of both countries have huge misconceptions about the other country, both positive and negative. I suspect that the cultures of the two have never been the same, and are not really getting any closer with time, even in the era of easy travel and communications. I think a merger would be very difficult for this reason.\n\n- - - - - - - - \nmoreacidthanalkaline, you are incorrect. The US has gained territory by invasion, or attempted to, repeatedly:\n1. it seized land from the indigenous peoples\n2. all of the American Southwest acquired from Mexico after an invastion in the Mexican-American war. \n3. the invasion leading to the Aroostook War (on the New Brunswick-Maine border)\n4. repeated invasions during the War of 1812, the Revolutionary War and the Patriot War of 1837\n5. Hawaiian acquisition might be viewed as the result of an invasion of sorts \n6. Puerto Rico, Guam and the Philipines were annexed as the result of the Spanish-American War; not exactly an invasion, but still aggressive action\n7. American Samoa\n8. Florida was acquired after an American invasion\n\nAnd many other more minor examples. There are plenty of examples of aggressive American action in the past, some that resulted in the acquisition of territory, some that resulted in the acquisition of influence, power, markets etc. \n\nI do not think the US wants to acquire Iraq. I would say that would be one of those most unlikely events ever.
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Civic virtue is promoting the common good, and civic virtue in a country satisfies the people causing a spur patriotism. So, in a way, yes patriotism is a virtue.\n\nThe United States of America was founded on the principle of Judeo-Christianity, so as Andrew Jackson said "The bible is the rock on which our republic rests".\nMost of the individual rights that we have were inspired by Judeo-Christianity, nevertheless Classical Republicanism (from the time of Rome) also aided the founders/framers when they created the constitution outlining our form of government. Thus, creating our country.
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It was such a motivational book of patriotism, it encouraged those who before didn't believe in the revolution to being believing in it, and those who already did believe in it to believe in it even more. It was almost like a piece of libel, deriding the king and England while promoting this revolution as a duty the American people had to fulfill. It brought up insights that many didn't see before, and informed them.
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I never heard it called that anywhere. The Americans who continue to fight & die in Afghanistan will continue unless a all out civil war breaks out. Becomes their fight then. \nAmericans are sending the Mountain Training Units helping them with the terrain. My son will leave for Afghanistan to lead his unit as soon as he finishes Ranger School. Hooah!
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Think about it this way...\nWhy is it that more people try to get into America than any other country?  That should give you an indication on what the rest of the world REALLY thinks about life in America.\n\nConsidering how good it really is here I think we have a right to be proud of our country.\n\nBesides, I have never heard anyone rip other countires for being jingoistic or proud of THEIR country.  Why should we?\n\nGod Bless America.
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Whoa there nighthawk! Innocent till proven guilty huh?\nMight I mention Guantanamo?\n\nDissenting is unpatriotic, huh? Sorry your time machine screwed up and landed you in 2006 USA instead of 1938 Germany. Patriotism is NOT just flag waving and supporting your troops. There are lots of angles to patriotism. Let's see. Have you taken care of your poor needy fellow citizens recently? The clothes you wear, the appliances you use, were they made in the USA by US labor or did your money feed someone else? The "support our troops" ribbon you have on your car? Did you turn it over and notice that it says "made in china"?\n\nAnd to the person who asked the question, yes we are allowed to disagree. I disagree with you. :-p
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they were all presidents and are all on Mt. Rushmore.
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The Declaration of Independence, the U.S. Constitution, The Smithsonian Institute, Yellowstone National Park, The Grand Canyon National Park, Yosemite National Park, Mount Rushmore National Monument, The Statue of Liberty, Arlington National Cemetary, and the Alamo\n\ns