[lbo-talk] Patriotism is Relative, Not Absolute

Chuck0 chuck at mutualaid.org
Tue Aug 12 13:45:19 PDT 2003


Kelley wrote:


> oh maybe you weren't here earlier when we discussed the notion that
> country refers to something more like culture. that could have it's own
> problems, of course, especially if one is asserting superiority, but i
> don't think that's entirely what justin was up to.

A good argument can be made that a culture and a country are different things. In many ways, I have few problems with American culture, but the problem is that American culture frequently gets wrapped in the flag to prove the superiority of America(tm). It could als be argued that there isn't a monolithic entity known as "American culture."

Chuck0



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