Are you a Patriot or not?

muy_thaiguy · Post by **muy_thaiguy** » Thu Jul 05, 2007 3:34 pm

I was reading the 4th of JUly post and some of the things intrigued me there, like wondering who considers themself a patriot and who doesn't.

heavycola · Post by **heavycola** » Thu Jul 05, 2007 3:35 pm

this poll is DEFINITELY missing a GFY option

Minister Masket · Post by **Minister Masket** » Thu Jul 05, 2007 3:36 pm

Oh bottom, here come the American patriots again...

The1exile · Post by **The1exile** » Thu Jul 05, 2007 3:37 pm

Minister Masket wrote:Oh bottom, here come the American patriots again...

nah, they're in the other thread on this.

Minister Masket · Post by **Minister Masket** » Thu Jul 05, 2007 3:39 pm

Patriot isn't a common word in Britain. It's more of an American term.

heavycola · Post by **heavycola** » Thu Jul 05, 2007 3:39 pm

i'm so goddam patriotic i made the poll twice. God bless murrrca.

dwightschrute · Post by **dwightschrute** » Thu Jul 05, 2007 4:37 pm

Minister Masket wrote:Oh bottom, here come the American patriots again...

oh shut up, you know nothing.

Minister Masket · Post by **Minister Masket** » Thu Jul 05, 2007 4:44 pm

dwightschrute wrote:
Minister Masket wrote:Oh bottom, here come the American patriots again...
oh shut up, you know nothing.

You can't silence the truth.

dwightschrute · Post by **dwightschrute** » Thu Jul 05, 2007 4:45 pm

Minister Masket wrote:
dwightschrute wrote:
Minister Masket wrote:Oh bottom, here come the American patriots again...
oh shut up, you know nothing.
You can't silence the truth.

actually i can but wont since i want to see you make a fool of yourself.

Minister Masket · Post by **Minister Masket** » Thu Jul 05, 2007 4:47 pm

Better quote:

"You can't silence the truth with bean-bags"

JoeCorden · Post by **JoeCorden** » Thu Jul 05, 2007 5:14 pm

Enough about bean bags and truth. Nope, I'm not a patriot, I don't really like the English government, legal system or people.

The actual land is bloody amazing though, places like the Lake District, Peak District and Cornwall make me happy to live where I do. So technically I'm patriotic about the geography, not the nationality.

s.xkitten · Post by **s.xkitten** » Thu Jul 05, 2007 6:19 pm

umm...no...f*ck the US, i'm out of here as soon as i turn 18

0ojakeo0 · Post by **0ojakeo0** » Thu Jul 05, 2007 6:20 pm

actually im a san diego chargers fan...

red bull · Post by **red bull** » Thu Jul 05, 2007 6:27 pm

yes i am proud to live in the U.S.A dont want to live any where else

Fircoal · Post by **Fircoal** » Thu Jul 05, 2007 6:29 pm

luns101 · Post by **luns101** » Thu Jul 05, 2007 8:23 pm

red bull wrote:yes i am proud to live in the U.S.A dont want to live any where else

yeah, but you can't silence the truth.

unriggable · Post by **unriggable** » Thu Jul 05, 2007 8:28 pm

Too complicated to know. Everybody thinks that what they are doing is for the greater good, so anybody doing extensive work for their country considers themselves a patriot. Doesn't matter if they are soldiers or rebels, if they do what they think is right then they are, in their heads, patriots.

Cheesemore · Post by **Cheesemore** » Thu Jul 05, 2007 9:12 pm

USA, USA, USA
Patriots suck
Go Pack Go!

unriggable · Post by **unriggable** » Thu Jul 05, 2007 9:14 pm

Cheesemore wrote:USA, USA, USA
Patriots suck
Go Pack Go!

Not true!

Backglass · Post by **Backglass** » Thu Jul 05, 2007 9:56 pm

red bull wrote:yes i am proud to live in the U.S.A because I have never been anywhere else

red bull · Post by **red bull** » Thu Jul 05, 2007 10:04 pm

Backglass wrote:
red bull wrote:yes i am proud to live in the U.S.A because I have never been anywhere else

haha thats what you think thanks for saying that for every one for me

{canada britton mexico and france } thanks backglass

red bull · Post by **red bull** » Thu Jul 05, 2007 10:04 pm

luns101 wrote:
red bull wrote:yes i am proud to live in the U.S.A dont want to live any where else
yeah, but you can't silence the truth.

luns luns luns

when will we ever agree on anything

nmhunate · Post by **nmhunate** » Fri Jul 06, 2007 12:20 am

Patriotism is a silly thing that the powers that be invented to make more money for themselves. By dividing up land and forcing labels on people the powers can tell their subjects that they should kill for their country to steal the other countries resources.

Honestly... whats the difference between a German and a Frenchman? Nothing really, other then the labels that they put on people. It was these labels that allowed a few men to manipulate the population that allowed the many wars between the two countries. What the hell does a farmer or a machinist care about the differences between France and Germany? Nothing, the Farmer, the Machinist, the Worker cares nothing about the differences. Workers care about family and the good life, not the differences that the powers that be say exist that lead to hate and violence.

The powers care though... they care because they can make more money off of war or patriotism...

The next evolution of mankind will be the elimination of borders and patriotism and nationalism... these things are meaningless and only lead to the destruction of the soul and of people.

Riao · Post by **Riao** » Fri Jul 06, 2007 1:01 am

nmhunate wrote:The next evolution of mankind will be the elimination of borders and patriotism and nationalism... these things are meaningless and only lead to the destruction of the soul and of people.

There's another side to this.. One of the cool things about the modern world is the ability to travel a relatively short distance and be able to immerse yourself into a completely different culture.. to experience a different way of living than your own. If borders were to dissolve, so would this ability.

My point is that if all the smaller cultures in the world end up being assimilated by the larger ones, well, I think that would be a shame.

Jenos Ridan · Post by **Jenos Ridan** » Fri Jul 06, 2007 2:59 am

heavycola wrote:this poll is DEFINITELY missing a GFY option

Why? Do you feel the need to GFY?

Here......

*hands you a packet of lube

Now GFY!

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