Patriotism:
“devoted love, support, and defense of one's country; national loyalty”. Nowhere in this definition does it say hate. Furthermore,
since only about 0.5 percent of the population are serving in the military,
being patriot is not just the providence of military folks. You do not have to
have been a combat veteran in order to truly have served in the military (most
military veterans have not and will not see combat)
Showing ignorance and hatred towards a group, religion, or people
is not patriotic!
People practice patriotism everyday by being good citizens,
raising good citizens, and by being kind to your neighbors. Trying to live a
good life and helping others live a good life, despite the struggles we all
have, while struggling to put food on the table, and never giving up, is about
as patriotic as you can get!
If you do not have a flag in front of your house it does not
mean you are unpatriotic (most of you are breaking flag code by the way), you
can disagree (and should disagree) with your government and still love your
country, and you can dislike aspects of your country and still be patriotic. After
all, we want it to get better right?
America cannot get better if you truly do not believe we
should all be treated equally. I am not saying we all have to agree all the time,
in fact healthy disagreement is good for growth; but at least disagree with the
intent to try and find common ground and not just to argue. We do not have to
believe in the same things, but we are entitled to our own individual beliefs.
The Constitution:
if you do not believe we are all
entitled to its rights and protections, then you really do not believe in it
all.
Dr
Flavius A B Akerele III
The
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Comments and healthy debate are welcome, disrespect will not
be tolerated.
