http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-google9oct09,0,2321354.story?coll=la-home-center
A lapel pin? A logo?
2007-10-09 01:31:18 · 10 answers · asked by Holy Cow! 7 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
What's that old saying about fascism (or whatever ism you personally dislike) coming wrapped in a flag?
Just because someone wears a lapel pin saying "I'm more patriotic than you" doesn't mean they are.
Patriotism is a big question and it means different things to different people, but most sensible people would agree that loving one's country and feeling a sense of belonging to and caring for one's country are pretty basic elements.
Personally, I think it's also about caring whether one's country is a good place for its people, too. For me, patriotism is a hollow shell if it doesn't shelter the citizens of the land with beneficiance.
It may be worth remembering that some of the greatest patriots throughout recorded history didn't wear lapel pins, or even carry flags.
They fought battles, often at the risk of their lives, with their ideals and dreams, not with trinkets which are sold by a profit making concern with the cynical goal of encouraging the notion that to wear a uniform (in this case a lapel pin) equals an actual feeling.
Cheers :-)
2007-10-09 01:49:38 · answer #1 · answered by thing55000 6 · 3⤊ 2⤋
Well your first problem is getting your news from the LA times. Second what difference does it make if Google put Sputnik on its home page or not. Patriotism is personal and wearing a lapel pin doesn't make you a Patriot any more than living in a garage makes you a Buick.
2007-10-09 09:07:25 · answer #2 · answered by Ethan M 5 · 1⤊ 2⤋
I'm confused by your question vs. your link, but Google has become an immature, egotistical company that pays more attention to their agenda than decent search results. I didn't read the entire article.
As for a lapel pin or logo making you a patriot, ask Obama. He's the immature whiner that made it an issue.
2007-10-09 08:39:33 · answer #3 · answered by pgb 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
It's wearing a flag lapel pin while tapping your foot in the Minneapolis airport bathroom or discussing why you were "too busy" to go to Vietnam.
2007-10-09 09:11:57 · answer #4 · answered by Zardoz 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
For the young, it is the willingness to join the military and give your life if necessary for the freedoms that are valued in America, for those to old to serve, it is to give your undying support to those men and women, shaking their hands and saying THANK YOU when you see them at home and to fight to protect our borders from illegal immigrants, we have no greater needs than to protect our own homeland while others are protecting our freedoms.
Our troops need out support regardless of your views of the sitting president or the war, our troops wear a logo, we call it a uniform.
A pin does not make you patriotic no more that having a penis makes you a man, it his how you manage your self in times of need that define your character.
2007-10-09 09:09:05 · answer #5 · answered by justgetitright 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Playing football for New England.
2007-10-09 08:35:07 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
The answer is found in the last line of the Declaration of Independence.
"And for the support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of Divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes, and our sacred Honor."
Take a look at the people who think they are patriots. Have they risked their own futures for what they espouse, or are they asking you to sacrifice your life and fortune for what they espouse?
2007-10-09 08:38:25 · answer #7 · answered by open4one 7 · 2⤊ 2⤋
The pin and or the logo are a display of patriotism and you can be pretty sure that the wearer considers him/herself a patriot.
That is not to say, one who does not wear one is not a patriot. There is no way to know.
However, if a person makes a point of mentioning that he/she would never wear one, you are not unreasonable if you call that person's patriotism into question.
2007-10-09 08:36:44 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 4⤋
According to the far right - it's a combination of unconditional support of the warmonger in chief, keeping your mouth shut no matter how outrageous things have gotten, frantic flag waving while wizzing on the constitution, and invoking the invisible sky pixie to "bless" their odd revisionist version of america.
2007-10-09 08:38:25 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 3⤋
Well for starters, one doesn't have a name like "Hussein Obama"...
2007-10-09 08:36:59 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 5⤋