tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-266584650134523519.post2852427239915911207..comments2023-08-27T03:56:28.472-05:00Comments on A General Malcontent: America the Beautiful, the Idiotic, and the Self-RigheousGenerally Disgruntledhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01114398246148855593noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-266584650134523519.post-59549451452427092682011-09-09T16:40:45.097-05:002011-09-09T16:40:45.097-05:00I honestly do not get the nationalism displayed he...I honestly do not get the nationalism displayed here in the states, especially when the nation isn't the US but the Confederacy (I live in Florida now. The next village is a KKK meeting spot. they were not too welcoming when I tried to ask them a few innocent questions.)<br />Seriously though, I lived in Germany for 15 years. We learned our lesson about excessive nationalism there, and I'm just waiting for someone in the States to try and use it for their political agenda. Oh wait, Fox News is already doing it.Astarothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05996516623805158010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-266584650134523519.post-4809213878036771572011-09-07T21:39:51.750-05:002011-09-07T21:39:51.750-05:00University of Wisconsin vs. University of Nevada-L...University of Wisconsin vs. University of Nevada-Las Vegas. Wisconsin won 51-17. Great game. Debut of Wisconsin's new QB Russell Wilson, a Senior who transferred from UNC. Gonna be a good season for Wisconsin.Generally Disgruntledhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01114398246148855593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-266584650134523519.post-64260766153398128982011-09-07T21:10:31.307-05:002011-09-07T21:10:31.307-05:00Well at least seeing some jets fly over must have ...Well at least seeing some jets fly over must have been awesome "] and the football game, who did you watch play?Devourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03458108002258113967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-266584650134523519.post-59231615579632776442011-09-07T18:31:47.809-05:002011-09-07T18:31:47.809-05:00My country is not patriotic at all. I wouldn't...My country is not patriotic at all. I wouldn't be surprised if we were the least patriotic country in the whole(or at least western) world. That's not a good thing though, because nobody cares aboud anything and everybody just works for their own profits without giving a damn.<br />Well at least we're the one of the least religios countries also.. that kinda balances it out.<br /><br />I don't think US soldiers invading other countries are protecting anybody's freedom but the upper 1% at best.<br />Firefighters on the other hand actually help people every day (I hope), so they are heroes for me. Their job is really risky and the fact that it's just their job does not mean much, since they can just quit or not even take the job in the first place.<br /><br />Also try to question this "men oppressing women" feminist propaganda bullshit once in a while.Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06855074622751105373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-266584650134523519.post-22531172640747163022011-09-07T10:52:06.922-05:002011-09-07T10:52:06.922-05:00Nationalism may be dumb, but God Bless America is ...Nationalism may be dumb, but God Bless America is still one of my favorite phrases, and I love my neighbors to the south because of it :)Life, Liberty and Accountabilityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01153319068241997510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-266584650134523519.post-61004512786877140622011-09-07T10:21:51.839-05:002011-09-07T10:21:51.839-05:00I think your post was pretty mild and respectful.
...I think your post was pretty mild and respectful.<br /><br />Personally I think nationalism is fucking retarded. The idea that some people are worth more than others because they happened to be born on the right side of some made-up border is laughable.StigmataHandjobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11681395081166344270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-266584650134523519.post-79297169968069607942011-09-07T09:32:55.259-05:002011-09-07T09:32:55.259-05:00I hate nationalism so much I can't explain it;...I hate nationalism so much I can't explain it; my country was under the communism for decades, and I have to say that even though it's stated otherwise, I feel like nothing changed. We also have to do that thing with the anthem before sport events, and there's corruption everywhere and a bunch of problems and people still ask why you don't love your country - what for? <br />I agree with your point of view when it comes to soldiers (and firefighters, police officers and so on); i respect them, but it's just another job and they chose it - no one forced them to. As for the hero part.. there aren't too many of them but even those few, are they truly heroes? People are selfish. Each and every one of them, so does there really exist someone who would risk their life for a cause? Or is it for the fame? And what's the point in dying for something if in a few years you won't even be remembered?..escapisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07320906297430776116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-266584650134523519.post-92092551139209066932011-09-06T19:46:29.915-05:002011-09-06T19:46:29.915-05:00not looking forward to your sunday post then. :|not looking forward to your sunday post then. :|Jayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12304596718908705463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-266584650134523519.post-33754639099520261382011-09-06T17:03:54.674-05:002011-09-06T17:03:54.674-05:00You guys play your national anthem at every sporti...You guys play your national anthem at every sporting event? We only do it when the national team plays. I will be a bit of a dick, and urge you to vote. The reason nothing changes is because people get apathetic, the reason they get away with everything is because the people are too apathetic to care. Instead of thinking "A politician let me down/lied to me, I'm gonna fuck that up" they think "A politician let me down/lied to me? So what, that's what they do, I don't give a shit". Well, you do. If you don't then you should. My brother voted for the underdog at our elections, because he was sick of the other two parties, and sure, he was let down, but he recognises he was, rather than just saying they always let you down. Don't let the fuckers win.<br /><br />Anyway, I also agree with you on soldiers. The people who dive on shells, who save their buddies in explosions, the kind of people that carry a wounded guy back to base so he'll live, they're heroes, the guy who pressed a button and killed a load of innocent civillians? No, you're a paid murderer. One thing that annoys me about 'Merica is that you seem to think you own the world, or you have to be the best. I'm not saying that about every American, so don't hate me (please?), England used to be the same, in some ways we still are, but we also learnt there are things we shouldn't get involved in. Things that aren't our problem.<br /><br />Hmmm...wonder if I can turn this into a blog post. I think the trick will be to do it and not lose all of my readers lol. No matter what ya post I'll still read it.Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12118816573712396453noreply@blogger.com