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Komnenos
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Topic: How patriotic are you? Posted: 17-Apr-2005 at 17:45 |
Having watched all this patriotic flame wars over the last few months with growing amusement and bewilderment, I thought we might want to find out, how patriotic AE members really are .
So, on a scale from 9 - 1 , how patriotic are you?
9 stands for: I support my country, regardless if its right or wrong what the government are doing. Even if they invade Liechtenstein!
1 stands for: I couldn't care less what country I live or was born in. Long live the Internationale!
I voted 2 btw: "Deutschland vor, noch ein Tor!"
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Cywr
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Posted: 17-Apr-2005 at 17:46 |
Living between two countries, being patroitic to one seems pointless.
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Exarchus
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Posted: 17-Apr-2005 at 17:49 |
5. I love my country but I won't follow it blindly.
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Perseas
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Posted: 17-Apr-2005 at 18:02 |
I guess i am the kind of patriot who won't hesitate to object when my country goes off in a direction that i think is against the best interests of my country. In fact i think i will work to put the country back on the path when it strays.
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Paul
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Posted: 17-Apr-2005 at 18:59 |
If you add Rugby to the football, other than that my country ends at my front door.
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Thegeneral
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Posted: 17-Apr-2005 at 19:02 |
8. EXTREMLY PATRIOCTIC AMERICAN HERE! Almost a nine but I siagree with some stuff.
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Guests
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Posted: 17-Apr-2005 at 19:28 |
I voted 1. The simple fact that I'm born in the country I live in does
not make it better or more important than any other country in the
world.
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Posted: 17-Apr-2005 at 19:51 |
i chose 5, i'm quite loyal to my people and country, but to the government... it depends
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Dawn
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Posted: 18-Apr-2005 at 00:20 |
football doesn't mean anything now Hockey there is a reason to be patriotic.
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ramin
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Posted: 18-Apr-2005 at 00:45 |
Canada = hockey
Iran = Football
I hate Hockey and I love football... so i guess I'll go with the big ball
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TheOrcRemix
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Posted: 18-Apr-2005 at 00:57 |
im a 5
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Tobodai
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Posted: 18-Apr-2005 at 01:25 |
anywhere between a 1 and a 6, depending what the goverment is doing and my mood. If you had asked me when I was in 9th grade I probably would have said 7-8, right now definately more of a 1.
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ArmenianSurvival
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Posted: 18-Apr-2005 at 03:26 |
I voted 5, but that is for my Armenianism. When it comes to my country of birth, America, i couldnt care less. Armenia would need my help much more than America would, plain and simple.
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Spartakus
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Posted: 18-Apr-2005 at 07:56 |
Patriotic enough so not to be a fanatic.
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hugoestr
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Posted: 18-Apr-2005 at 09:14 |
I voted myself a 9, because I don't confuse the current government with the country. I love deeply the principals under which the country was founded, although the balance of power seems to be breaking down today. I will see what happens.
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Le Renard
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Posted: 18-Apr-2005 at 09:16 |
I voted 6
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white dragon
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Posted: 18-Apr-2005 at 11:32 |
i say 4
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SearchAndDestroy
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Posted: 18-Apr-2005 at 11:49 |
I chose 7, I love my country, it has its problems though, that obvious. I'm not exactly happy with the current adminstration, and most of all the Republican lead congress.
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yan.
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Posted: 18-Apr-2005 at 14:45 |
I voted 6. What about "I support my country, regardless what the government are doing. Especially if they invade Liechtenstein! "? Just think about how much money they could seize..
Actually, some local Austrians wanted to annex Liechtenstein to the Grossdeutsches Reich in autumn 1938 (or march 39?), but were called back by their superiors.
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Paul
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Posted: 18-Apr-2005 at 16:08 |
Originally posted by yan.
I voted 6. What about "I support my country, regardless what the government are doing. Especially if they invade Liechtenstein! "? Just think about how much money they could seize..
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Luxemberg would be even more profitable... Than again both better again. Austria is pretty wealthy too.. and German.... and Poland's practically part of Germany! The french'll come round after a few years occupation and the Italian's can barely run the country themselves you'd be practically saving them. And Russians they just need liberating and Germans could even settle some of the Ukraine.... you never know it could last a 1000 years, that's the spirit!!
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