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Constantine XI
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Topic: Why are You proud of Your Country Posted: 14-May-2006 at 09:36 |
ok might as well participate:
1. A long tradition of egalitarian attitudes and institutions
2. Mateship
3. Being down to earth and having a healthy dose of common sense most of the time (exceptions include sporting events etc)
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Constantine XI
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Posted: 14-May-2006 at 09:33 |
i hate mycountry and thinkit is an embarresment to be called a citizen
of australia and allied with the american president george bush.
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Absolutely, please vacate as there are more than enough would-be
migrants who eagerly seek to become productive and loyal citizens.
Perhaps you can move to some magnificently superior country instead,
like the 8 or so with higher standards of living, the 7 or so with a
more honest and incorruptible public sector, or one of the other 3
where over 95% of adults partake in voting and democracy.......
I won't be so arrogant as to claim "we are the best", but Australia
isn't too bloody bad either. You can easily do worse. The alliance with
Bush doesn't change that.
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Posted: 13-May-2006 at 09:34 |
i hate mycountry and thinkit is an embarresment to be called a citizen
of australia and allied with the american president george bush. |
you should leave then if you hate a country for such a dumb reason
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Posted: 13-May-2006 at 09:19 |
Originally posted by merced12
Originally posted by Milos Obilic
Serbia;
1. defended the Christian Europe against the Asian invaders.
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well done
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Posted: 11-May-2006 at 09:01 |
Thats a good reason to love your country Dampier. And whats good about it is that all your reasons make sense.
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Posted: 09-May-2006 at 17:27 |
Originally posted by gcle2003
I forgot my adopted country.
1) Captain Vimes
2) Veterinari, the most efficient and least burdensome dictator ever
3) the amazing tolerance of Ankh-Morpork culture
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Surely the Librarian should be in there somewhere..Oook!
For Britian;
1. Banning slavery and enforcing it.
2. Fish and chips.
3. The British; uncomplaining, hardworking, loyal, brave, trustworthy. Basicly the code of the Merchant Marine that Joseph Conrad so admired.
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Posted: 05-May-2006 at 13:26 |
I dont think that you should hate your country just because your Allied with the US that alliance could come in handy later.
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Posted: 03-May-2006 at 21:15 |
i hate mycountry and thinkit is an embarresment to be called a citizen of australia and allied with the american president george bush.
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merced12
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Posted: 03-May-2006 at 20:07 |
Originally posted by Milos Obilic
Serbia;
1. defended the Christian Europe against the Asian invaders.
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well done
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http://www.turks.org.uk/
16th century world;
Ottomans all Roman orients
Safavids in Persia
Babur in india
`azerbaycan bayragini karabagdan asacagim``
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Posted: 03-May-2006 at 18:38 |
In response to the topic in general:
I guess it may be quite dangerous to be proud of one's
civilization or one's national history since in these areas there is a
thin line between patriotism and nationalism. In some cases there
is an implicit argument of superiority.
To those who defend them by making a distinction between nationalism
and patriotism, i am afraid i am still skeptic about it. In some
cases patriotism is used to define the phenomenon of nationalism since
'nationalism' does not sound politically correct nowadays.
The problem with national histories are quite obvious, one's victory is
one's tragedy and there is no good to have a discourse of pride.
The problem with the civilization is similar: just look at the
discourses of 'civilizing mission'/white man's burden or more
recently 'clash of civilizations'.
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imagination sets us free to be what we want to be
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Posted: 30-Apr-2006 at 21:29 |
Yes. Hehehe. Xx You remind me of my Grandmother in reverse.
Every accomplishment in my life "and you still married a Croat,
pfft...".
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Posted: 30-Apr-2006 at 21:26 |
But he was Serb.
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Samo Sloga Srbina Spasava
Only Unity Can Save the Serb
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Posted: 30-Apr-2006 at 20:50 |
Nikola Tesla was born in Croatia, was educated in Austria, and made all his scientific contributions in the United States.
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Posted: 30-Apr-2006 at 20:46 |
Nikola Tesla.
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Posted: 30-Apr-2006 at 20:22 |
Originally posted by Milos Obilic
Serbia;
3. made significant scientific contribution to our civilization. |
Can you name one made by anyone born, raised, or educated in Serbia?
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Posted: 30-Apr-2006 at 20:16 |
Serbia;
1. defended the Christian Europe against the Asian invaders.
2. land of rich history and great achivements.
3. made significant scientific contribution to our civilization.
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Posted: 28-Apr-2006 at 17:04 |
Thats true, let us be the quenchers of the Great Globe of our Earth. Let the fountain of alcohol and eternal escapism never run dry. All Hail Ireland, Land of Beer.
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Posted: 27-Apr-2006 at 20:39 |
Originally posted by QueenCleopatra
I have very little pride in my country. And I doubt my opinion of my Nation will ever change. |
What's wrong with us exactly? What on earth could we have done that's so bad ?
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Nothing, you all invented Guinness, you should be proud of that.
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Posted: 27-Apr-2006 at 13:43 |
i dont see the point in loving a nation or country it will fall be cause of people and everything else
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love is but one of the paths we cross
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Posted: 27-Apr-2006 at 01:47 |
Originally posted by Northman
Just for the record and clarification.
Pride in home, husband/wife, children, work etc. is fine and good from my point of view. That was not was I was referring to - I was talking national pride - which in its extreme is called nationalism.
I am fond of my country, and I can easily accept people saying they
love their country - but pride is so much more dangerous, demonstrated
so often through history (and in this thread). |
I have to agree. I can be proud of myself and immediate
family/friends but I don't see the point in nationalism at all.
It's a divisive force IMO more than anything else and growing up in 3
different countries has shown me the utter silliness of having pride in
something that you yourself have no association with, other than by the
accident of where you were born or what your last name is.
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