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    Default Reclaiming Patriotism in an Age of Extremes

    As Smith writes in Reclaiming Patriotism in an Age of Extremes, patriotism is treated on campuses as “an unenlightened preference for one’s own at the expense of a more enlightened, cosmopolitan point of view.” Smith worries that, “in educated circles,” patriotism “has come to seem morally questionable.” He hopes to convince his readers not to dismiss patriotism as such.

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    The question of patriotism is important. Is patriotism just sentimental?
    Patriotism is not just believing in your nation, it means doing something and being an active citizen.

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    There is no patriotism on the Progressive Left. If there was, they wouldn't be kneeling at sporting events, turning their backs on the flag, opening the borders to the undeserving, screwing their fellow man, and basically pissing on everything like a feral dog at a fire hydrant.

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    Quote Originally Posted by T. A. Gardner View Post
    There is no patriotism on the Progressive Left. If there was, they wouldn't be kneeling at sporting events, turning their backs on the flag, opening the borders to the undeserving, screwing their fellow man, and basically pissing on everything like a feral dog at a fire hydrant.
    Lib bad. Always appreciate your deep insights.

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    So, what great social institutions does the Left participate in that they don't shit on?

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    "In politics, it may be that civic virtues originate as much in national identity as the other way around. As we witness our social and political fabric being ripped apart, we have to accept — whether we like it or not — that democracy is a system that can manage pluralism and conflict within a group (such as the nation) but not when conflicts are understood as pitting groups against each other. We need to see ourselves as part of the same nation, a challenge for a country struggling with racial and economic inequality and decades of culture wars and globalization. We can argue all we want about the need to respect democratic institutions and norms, but it may have little impact if we do not consider ourselves a people."

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    Quote Originally Posted by T. A. Gardner View Post
    So, what great social institutions does the Left participate in that they don't shit on?
    Democracy. Your contempt for democracy makes it impossible for you to understand this.

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    Quote Originally Posted by T. A. Gardner View Post
    So, what great social institutions does the Left participate in that they don't shit on?
    I can't let this one pass popeye, that has got to be the stupidest question I've ever seen on this board, including some of Lesion's finest

    wow

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    Quote Originally Posted by reagansghost View Post
    I can't let this one pass popeye, that has got to be the stupidest question I've ever seen on this board, including some of Lesion's finest

    wow
    So, you can't name any patriotic social institutions that the Left participates in and supports hum?

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    Quote Originally Posted by reagansghost View Post
    I can't let this one pass popeye, that has got to be the stupidest question I've ever seen on this board, including some of Lesion's finest

    wow
    Gardner, like other fascists, thinks only their idea of America is valid.

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    Quote Originally Posted by T. A. Gardner View Post
    So, you can't name any patriotic social institutions that the Left participates in and supports hum?
    Democracy. What you hate.

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    Quote Originally Posted by T. A. Gardner View Post
    So, you can't name any patriotic social institutions that the Left participates in and supports hum?
    Then never can. Just babble.

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    Quote Originally Posted by T. A. Gardner View Post
    So, you can't name any patriotic social institutions that the Left participates in and supports hum?
    I don't know what you even mean by 'patriotic social institutions'..........you're just tossing word salad, but that's better than just tossing salad in the brig, right?

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    Quote Originally Posted by BidenPresident View Post
    Democracy. What you hate.
    No they don't. HR 1 is a perfect example of that. If they supported "democracy" they wouldn't be for registering people who are ineligible to vote to be able to vote. They wouldn't be looking at ways to weaken or remove any sort of checks on voting to ensure it's accuracy and legality.

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    Quote Originally Posted by reagansghost View Post
    I don't know what you even mean by 'patriotic social institutions'..........you're just tossing word salad, but that's better than just tossing salad in the brig, right?
    Then define it and give some examples.

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    Quote Originally Posted by T. A. Gardner View Post
    No they don't. HR 1 is a perfect example of that. If they supported "democracy" they wouldn't be for registering people who are ineligible to vote to be able to vote. They wouldn't be looking at ways to weaken or remove any sort of checks on voting to ensure it's accuracy and legality.
    Voter fraud is virtually nonexistent.

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