Chuck0 <chuck at mutualaid.org> wrote:
> Kevin Robert Dean wrote:
>
> >Just to add a few things, we all have to be "patriotic"
> for
> >the simple reason that the people we need on the same
> team
> >are from our own country and communities, with our own
> >unique histories...Internationalism starts at home and
> all
> >that. Our Socialism will be uniquely American. Our
> >Anarchism will be uniquely American, ect...
>
> Anarchism has no interest in having any kind of
> nationalistic flava. Anarchists have opposed patriotism
> and nationalism since the 19th century.
>
> If you want to talk about internationalism, anarchists
> are the true internationalists.
>
> Chuck0
>
Wasn't my point...My point was that if you want whatever radical system to take place, and I think we are all internationalist here, we first have to start with organizing our fellow American friends, with their own unique American ideas, ect...
I'm not a fan of the word Patriotism either....I know exactly what you're saying. Patriotism is an undying worship of arbritary boundries.
I'm sure patriotism is the wrong word, but I understand where Justin is coming from too...There are things from the US that can be appreciated, common bonds between people who are Americans, ect... --- Sent from UnionMail Service [http://mail.union.org.za]