Patriots, Please Identify Yourselves.

[SlowwHand]

One entry found for patriot.


Main Entry: pa·tri·ot
Pronunciation: 'pA-trE-&t, -"ät, chiefly British 'pa-trE-&t
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle French patriote compatriot, from Late Latin patriota, from Greek patriOtEs, from patria lineage, from patr-, patEr father
Date: 1605
: one who loves his or her country and supports its authority and interests




Don't give a rat's ass if you aren't, just move on to bother people in another thread.
Your thoughts aren't solicited here.

You can be a Patriot, and still understand that change in anything is always desireable.
Circumstances change, government is evolutionary.

So, given the fact that your country could probably improve on some things,
who is a Patriot here?

[SlowwHand]

Besides me?

[Ned]

Me.

[RGBVideo]

Don't give a rat's ass if you aren't, just move on to bother people in another thread.

Judging from this, it seems that you don't realize it, so I'll say it:

This thread is pathetic, braindead waste of space.

[Spiffor]

I love my country, accept its authority and support its values.

[GePap]

Don't give a rat's ass if you aren't, just move on to bother people in another thread.
Your thoughts aren't solicited here.

When did that ever work Sloww?

I love my country, which is why I dsitrust its current authorities.

[Ming]

Originally posted by Tuomerehu
This thread is pathetic, braindead waste of space.

Another post like this and your account will be a waste of space since you will be restricted...

[MRT144]

Me. and i agree with Gepap completely

[Pekka]

I am. Even when I hate it's policies, and system, I still love it and it's worth fighting for. So, sure..

[Spiffor]

Ge :
The authority of your country and its current authorities are completely different things.

[RGBVideo]

Another post like this and your account will be a waste of space since you will be restricted...

This thread is wasting server space. It serves no use whatsoever, apart from elitism.

That's the primary reason why I said what I thought.

EDIT2:

He has also been warned...

nm.

[GePap]

Originally posted by Spiffor
Ge :
The authority of your country and its current authorities are completely different things.

What does authority mean in the context you place it? authority over one-self as citizen, authority as defining its actions to be legitimate?

[Urban Ranger]

Originally posted by Ming
Another post like this and your account will be a waste of space since you will be restricted...

How was his post different from Slowwhand's comments of "dork threads" in a number of places, Ming?

[Ming]

He has also been warned...

[Spiffor]

Originally posted by GePap
What does authority mean in the context you place it? authority over one-self as citizen, authority as defining its actions to be legitimate?

To me, "supported your country's authority" means that you consider it legitimate that your country can exert coertion on you (coertion in general, you can disagree with the particulars, such as the fantastic patriot act). It means that you accept to pay taxes to your country, and that police and public coercion is your country's job.
It is also acknowledging the legitimacy of your country's authorities, even when you disagree with them. I may hate Chirac, I must acknowledge this guy is my legitimate president. I know Bush has lost the election, but you can still believe in the legitimacy of your authorities if you think such a coup won't happen again.