I served in the Australian military, and got to know many American service men & women whilst I wore the uniform of our country (fine people). We, like they, saluted the national flag when it passed, or was raised or lowered. We, like they, served because we loved our nation & felt it was a way for us to give back, to serve our fellow co…
I served in the Australian military, and got to know many American service men & women whilst I wore the uniform of our country (fine people). We, like they, saluted the national flag when it passed, or was raised or lowered. We, like they, served because we loved our nation & felt it was a way for us to give back, to serve our fellow countrymen and women, and if needed to protect our country against those who would do us harm.
Since leaving the military years ago, I have never had a flag flying at my residence, netiher have any of my military friends. In talking to the couple of Americans I kept in contact with it's the same with them. We don't need to fly a piece of cloth to procalim our love of country, we have proved our love already and snicker at those who feel the need to drape a flag all over themselves, because it's all for show. It's to say I'm more "insert nationality here" than you are! We have dickheads here in Australia that do it every year on Australia Day, and I'm sure you've got he same over there on July 4th lol. Loving your country means you love it every day of the year, not just on holidays!
You don't have to join your military to prove your love for your country, that's not the point of this post (although actively avoiding service because of 'bone spurs' sure says something). You prove your love of country by how you act day to day. By wanting your neighbours to do well because they are your neighbours, they are your country. If someone's house catches fire in your neighbourhood and you try and grab a hose to put it out, or make sure the occupants are safe, that is serving your country. You might have a job that serves your local community in some way, or volunteer for a charity or your local fire brigade, that is serving your country. Even if you just live day to day, working hard to make a living or raise your family, breaking no laws and treating your fellow citizens with decency and respect, that is also serving your country.
Patriotism is what you do and how you live, not what you wear or say.
To Republicans, "patriotism" is a cudgel to hit your political opposition with, a hollow, shallow cudgel, meaningless in their unconstitutional actions that are allowed to destroy our liberal government. They should hang by their necks until dead.
I served in the Australian military, and got to know many American service men & women whilst I wore the uniform of our country (fine people). We, like they, saluted the national flag when it passed, or was raised or lowered. We, like they, served because we loved our nation & felt it was a way for us to give back, to serve our fellow countrymen and women, and if needed to protect our country against those who would do us harm.
Since leaving the military years ago, I have never had a flag flying at my residence, netiher have any of my military friends. In talking to the couple of Americans I kept in contact with it's the same with them. We don't need to fly a piece of cloth to procalim our love of country, we have proved our love already and snicker at those who feel the need to drape a flag all over themselves, because it's all for show. It's to say I'm more "insert nationality here" than you are! We have dickheads here in Australia that do it every year on Australia Day, and I'm sure you've got he same over there on July 4th lol. Loving your country means you love it every day of the year, not just on holidays!
You don't have to join your military to prove your love for your country, that's not the point of this post (although actively avoiding service because of 'bone spurs' sure says something). You prove your love of country by how you act day to day. By wanting your neighbours to do well because they are your neighbours, they are your country. If someone's house catches fire in your neighbourhood and you try and grab a hose to put it out, or make sure the occupants are safe, that is serving your country. You might have a job that serves your local community in some way, or volunteer for a charity or your local fire brigade, that is serving your country. Even if you just live day to day, working hard to make a living or raise your family, breaking no laws and treating your fellow citizens with decency and respect, that is also serving your country.
Patriotism is what you do and how you live, not what you wear or say.
To Republicans, "patriotism" is a cudgel to hit your political opposition with, a hollow, shallow cudgel, meaningless in their unconstitutional actions that are allowed to destroy our liberal government. They should hang by their necks until dead.