| Hi Peter, I agree with you that nationalism or patriotism is a dirty word. Too many politicians have played around with these ideas to win mass support even when they are leading the country to doom. I always believe that patriotism is actually reversed discrimination. When you are "patriotic", its hard to see things objectively. In one of my earlier post, someone rebutted that "love is a good word, loving one country is a good thing, don't you love your own country" Let me tell you, nope..not to the point of patriotism or blind love. Example: "even when your government is imperfect"....NO WAY I would protest against my own government anytime when I feel that they are not doing enough for us...anytime when I feel that they are oppressing us. For the Tibetans, thats exactly the case, isn't it? They are protesting against the oppression by Beijing. |
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