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Patriotism positive attitudes by individuals to their own perceived civic or political community, to its culture, its members, and to its interests. Actions towards other countries, or to non-civic groups, are not generally described as patriotic, and they may be referred to by a specific name, such as pro-Greek philhellenism. Patriotism is closely related to nationalism. Differences between the two are commonly claimed to be that patriotism is primarily emotional and related to positive attitudes to one's own community, while nationalism combines both positive attitudes to one's own community and negative attitudes to other communities and is related to war. patriotism/nationalism, October 2, 2001, Random House
To some, patriotism has connotations of self-sacrifice, implying that the individual should place the interests of the community above their personal interests, and in extreme cases their lives and the lives of other individuals, perceived to be members of a different community. In wartime, patriotism as so understood is assumed to be the main driving force for participation in military operations, certainly if it is voluntary. In this context patriotism is seen as an explanation for the apparent suspension of the instinct for self-preservation, which implies that all humans would avoid a battlefield.
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EFH Web Rise of American Patriotism on the Web http://bit.ly/7oASZn
butterkee (Billy McKee) Fri, 18 Dec 2009 19:57:41 -0000
EFH Web Rise of American Patriotism on the Web http://bit.ly/7oASZn
RT@southerntalker The GOP never gave a damn about the troops in the first place they don't serve they only use that patriotism ish 4 votes
Mopec35 (Harry Smith) Fri, 18 Dec 2009 19:34:22 -0000
RT@southerntalker The GOP never gave a damn about the troops in the first place they don't serve they only use that patriotism ish 4 votes
@southerntalker The GOP never gave a damn about the troops in the first place they don't serve they only use that patriotism ish 4 votes
OneLuv918 (Kimberly) Fri, 18 Dec 2009 19:33:53 -0000
@southerntalker The GOP never gave a damn about the troops in the first place they don't serve they only use that patriotism ish 4 votes
RT @CalebHowe Hey #p2, I assume you are outraged by the parade of democrats impugning the patriotism of republicans over Appropriations bill
jeffemanuel (Jeff Emanuel) Fri, 18 Dec 2009 19:27:29 -0000
RT @CalebHowe Hey #p2, I assume you are outraged by the parade of democrats impugning the patriotism of republicans over Appropriations bill
http://ping.fm/9ITuu Careful when posting negative talk about patriotism on your social sites....keep that flag raised high!
chargullotta (Charlene Gullotta) Fri, 18 Dec 2009 18:56:49 -0000
http://ping.fm/9ITuu Careful when posting negative talk about patriotism on your social sites....keep that flag raised high!
We need a type of patriotism that recognizes the virtues of those who are opposed to us. http://bit.ly/bt35s
RichHicks4U (Bobby Hicks) Fri, 18 Dec 2009 18:54:18 -0000
We need a type of patriotism that recognizes the virtues of those who are opposed to us. http://bit.ly/bt35s
America Heritage Homepage - Includes transcripts of the US Constitution, Pledge of Allegiance, Declaration of Independence, and the Gettysburg Address; as well as patriotic graphics, banners, and desktop wallpaper.
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American Patriotism - One person's ideas of what it means to be a patriotic American.
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Americanism by Prescott, Arizona Elks Lodge # 330 - A collection of patriotic articles by the Americanism Committee of the lodge.
Patriot Package - Sells gift packs containing reproductions of the Declaration of Independence, Bill of Rights, Constitution of the United States of America, Lincoln's Gettysburg Address.
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Patriotism, Conflict and 'Inalienable' Rights - An exploration of dangers to American civil liberties from unquestioning patriotism during wartime.
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Pro-American - Celebrates American patriotism with pictures, music, videos and news links. Includes message board for debating patriotic issues.
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Spirit of America - News briefs and partiotic, personal opinions about America. Includes transcripts of the US Constitution, Declaration of Independence, and the author's view on the War in Iraq and other topics.
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The Patriot's Herald - Patriotic American political news articles, stories, essays, and related links dealing with current and historical events.
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The Star Spangled Banner - Lyrics to all four verses, commentary and a brief history of the National Anthem.
USA Patriotism - Includes patriotic poems, music, themes, images, tributes, and links to related websites.
Meta Description: [ Showcases patriotism about the United States of America... poems, sites, tributes, articles, stories, quotes, thoughts, music, polls, artwork, troops and veterans, heroes, presidents, other great Americans, gifts and more. ]
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