name one country that has the power and means to take over America? or any "white" nation.
Easy! Britain, China, France, India, Pakistan, Russia, United States, North Korea. These are all countries that possess nuclear arms which have the power and means to devastate any other country including the US.
to me "patriotism" is an illusion.
I agree that upfront, patriotism doesn't actually exist, rather it is merely the expression of an individual(or group) used to create a standard of security for one's survival.
Example: To survive in a country is dependent on that country surviving. Supporting a country's survival is to support ones own survival, subconsciously.
fighting for freedom doesnt happen any more because it doesnt need to.
The fight for freedom still occurs especially in 'free' nations and will always occur around the world. Freedom = opportunity of choice, so where ever there exists an area where people are being robbed of choices due to the chance that they were born into that environment, there will be conflict in regards to freedom. Likewise, 'free' nations are constantly trying to maintain their freedom as trends and laws change over time, taking and giving from one group to another.
This ties in heavily with religious beliefs as they are the grounds for most societal concepts and standards. The never ending issue is that followers of religions will continue to believe that their religion is the one true belief, and the mixing of different religious beliefs continue to spark controversy.
It is in this way that religion is very similar to patriotism: more often than not, one will believe in the religion they are born into; a situation that they did not actively choose. Sadly religion is not debatable because by nature it exists on a grander scale of our understanding so its all
ed to try to argue about.
Addy, you said before you didnt mind the way govt. acted. i do. i wish i could see them dead, in my opinion they are way to powerful.
The American government is made up of members of its society based on a 'fair' voting system. To wish the government dead in this instance is to wish the society dead. It would be more logical to wish a government power dead if they followed a ruling history of nobility or blood right, since those things cannot be influenced by the common folk.
i dont believe a government should have the power to set a limit of smoking and drinking, this goes for my govt. too.
This is a Libertarian mindset of free will, that each person has the right to do what they want to do and live their life how they see fit. On paper it is ideal, however in reality it contradicts itself in a few points, as actions of an individual have direct reactions towards other individuals, encroaching on their free will.
I would argue that one must spend some time working towards a goal with someone who, does not carry their weight but argues their equal share of the fruits of the labor, in order to understand the flaws of these sorts of ideals.
But for simplicity's sake, laws based on age are to protect children from making decisions they cannot fully comprehend due to the fact that their brains are still developing and literally cannot make informed decisions on their own.
once you wake up and see the world for its true colours you can do one of a couple things. you can accept it and try to go back to sleep which is hard to do. or you can choose to live under that state of mind, giving up most happiness and in exchange you get to see the worlds bastard of a face.
Happiness is not guaranteed, merely the pursuit is made available to those who wish to seek it out. To be sober to the unfairness the world can offer does not extinguish a shred of happiness, unless you are focusing on something that is unobtainable and thus wasting your time.
Understanding that the world exists outside the control of the individual in ways that can sometimes be illogical or cruel while the individual carries on to make a life for themselves is what it means to be an adult.
There is no right, there is no wrong, there is just reality. All one can do is live their life, or not.
im just waiting for it all to go down in flames because that is what people do.
You are a people so that statement means you wish to go down in flames as well.