Maico-chan
(?)Community Member
- Posted: Wed, 08 Dec 2004 15:16:20 +0000
This is just a random question that passed through my mind. How many people out there are proud because of where they come from?
I live in Britain (therefore classed as a "British Citizen" wink and I know there are a lot of people here who are very proud to be British. I just can't comprehend why and whenever I've asked these proud people why, they cannot answer me with anything other than because it is where I live, it is MY country and I love it.
How many of you would class yourself as patriots? Would you die for your country? When I ask myself this question my answer is immediate: No! What has my country done for me? Why should me being british make me more special than people of other nationalities? Why should I fight and kill other people because I'm told to? Why am I expected to feel bad for not being a proud Brit by upper-class society?
Does anyone have any views on this? I'm just interested to see how people feel about the subject.
I live in Britain (therefore classed as a "British Citizen" wink and I know there are a lot of people here who are very proud to be British. I just can't comprehend why and whenever I've asked these proud people why, they cannot answer me with anything other than because it is where I live, it is MY country and I love it.
How many of you would class yourself as patriots? Would you die for your country? When I ask myself this question my answer is immediate: No! What has my country done for me? Why should me being british make me more special than people of other nationalities? Why should I fight and kill other people because I'm told to? Why am I expected to feel bad for not being a proud Brit by upper-class society?
Does anyone have any views on this? I'm just interested to see how people feel about the subject.