Which comes first, Being true to yourself or being 'patriotic' about your nation?
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A minority of Americans still prefer to put their misguided "patriotism" before their humanity, with George Bush's approval rating falling now to 30% it is encouraging that hysteria is at last making way for rationality.\nHopefully the trend will continue, and attempts to escalate the disaster in Iraq with an attack on Iran will be thwarted.
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I live in India, been to UK for 3 years ..... but end of the day I love my country ....... however it is...\n\nmoving to another country brings a notion of un-patriotism in me, dis satisfaction from my country ...\n\nGod knows for others...
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Without a doubt! You Earned it!! Be proud of yourself and your Country.
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Be strong and believe in yourself keeping in mind the values of your country.
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Patriot.\n\n\n"A patriot loves his country. A nationalist hates everyone elses"
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True patriotism starts and ends not with nifty catch phrases or jingles; its in you're heart.
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Nationality means what country you come from.  Culture means the way you live and act.
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A true American upholds the best interest of the nation as a whole, hence the line in the pledge of allegiance: "One nation under god, indivisible,,,"  .
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it isn't unpatiotic unless your are uneducated, otherwise it is completely patriotic and it is your duty as a citizen.
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its a national event so the national flag is used for the start...\nbe a patriotic person
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Yes, absolutely.  Being American is about freedom and that freedom is about questioning authority too.  I think that people who question the president may be the most patriotic people out there.
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Each country has its strengths and weaknesses.  It is not a matter of being better or worse ... we are just different from each other.  It is important to be proud of your own country, and that doesn't require any particular attitude toward another country.  This poem says it all ....\n\nBreathes there the man with soul so dead \nWho never to himself hath said, \nThis is my own, my native land! \nWhose heart hath ne’er within him burned, \nAs home his footsteps he hath turned \nFrom wandering on a foreign strand! \nIf such there breathe, go, mark him well; \nFor him no minstrel raptures swell; \nHigh though his titles, proud his name, \nBoundless his wealth as wish can claim \nDespite those titles, power, and pelf, \nThe wretch, concentred all in self,  \nLiving, shall forfeit fair renown, \nAnd, doubly dying, shall go down  \nTo the vile dust from whence he sprung, \nUnwept, unhonored , and unsung.\n\nfrom The Lay of the Last Minstrel  by Sir Walter Scott who was neither American nor Canadian.
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Because Americans are so patriotic about their country, flag, and beliefs. Disclaimer: I think that's a good thing too.
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Given the diversity of our population, my opinion on this would be no. When you are a country of many diffrent race and culture, the patriotism one has for the country is not quite the same as a country with a single culture and race. Clearly, the citizens of America is very patriotic, but I would not say it is the most  patriotic country given the above factor.
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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.
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It means you have pride in your country.
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What is a Patriot? A lot of people have definitions for what a patriot is. \n\nI think Mark Twain's is best:\n"Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it."\n\nTo love your country, and support your country's government are very different things. \n\nThis is the difference between a GOVERNMENT and a COUNTRY. America the country is many things, it is Johnny Cash, it is Chevy Trucks, it is Apple Pie, it is Baseball, it is Hollywood it is the people who live here. \n\nBut to align yourself with every stance the government makes, on every policy... is not being a patriot, its being a cow.