National pride

I've noticed a lot of people here tend to say that they don't like their country and that they aren't proud of saying where they are from.

I wanted to know why those people aren't proud.

I know I'm really proud to say I'm from Québec (Sorry to all canadians but I feel I'm more Québécois than Canadian when talking about national pride). Am I the only one?

stonebeard wrote: I see no reason for you not to be proud. Since when has Canada (or Quebec for that matter) started a war and lied to its people about it? In any case, I don't think there should be nations at all, but rather one unified world. It's laughable, I know, but I feel more of a duty to protect and serve the world than to protect and serve the United States in specific. That notion seems incredibly selfish and isolationist. That's also why the concept of treason baffles me. If my country is doing something I consider wrong, and I join the the other side, one I consider doing the right thing, what gives my country the right to say I'm committing treason. In a globalist point of view, there is no such thing as treason I believe, unless some aliens start attacking Earth and I join them.

wow thats what my  ex-marine,vietnam vet,Biology teacher used to say

Just so you know, I am very glad that I have been fortunate enough to grow up healithy and to live comforably. I attribute this to the prosperity of the US. But at what price does this prosperity cost. How much damage have we done to the environment to make our economy what it is. Also, the US neglects whatever doesn't concern the well-being of its people. AIDS, Darfur, you name it, if it doesn't effect common citizens, then we don't care. I try to, but when no one else does, it's hard to see the point of caring. That is one big thing about the United States that I'm very ashamed of: we don't care.

I'm proud to be an American, where at least I know I'm.....

As with most of America I was very patriotic around 9/11 and slowly lost it as Bush has attempted to destroy 3 countries now Afganistan, Iraq, and America

Edited by video vertigo - May 14 2006 at 03:27

NO!

Yes, swedish folk music are good

Well - the question is "Do you feel ANY national pride?" In that case the question is of course Yes.

Of course I'm proud of the way this country fought for it's independence. Of course I'm also proud of our society - for example our social care and education are better than in most countries. I feel privileged to live here.

On the other hand I don't want to look down on other countries and cultures and I'm not very proud of the fact that over 50% of us Finns vote Right wing.

EDIT: Also the Evangelic-Lutheran Church has way too much power here. Over 80% of the population are E-L Christians and for example every company has to pay tax to the church, doesn't matter if they're members of the church or not. Evangelic-Lutherans also have exclusive right to religious programs in TV and Radio, and in schools etc.


Edited by Logos - May 14 2006 at 08:16

i am very proud to be English, over hundreds of  years England has managed to fight, upset, bully, exploit, help, and inspire almost every other country in the world at one time or another -  i'm not sure if they love us or hate us!!

Yes