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Originally posted by Joe Sixpack
I don't believe any priest, politician or corporate marketing and anyone who does is an idiot.
Patriotism, or more correctly Nationalism, like religion is for those incapable of thinking for themselves.
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I agree with most of what you said, but... don't you think that is a tad bit exaggerated to say that people who profess a belief in religion / nationalism / patriotism are incapable of thinking for themselves??
there are some of which who can fit under those categories who're able to think for themselves, but have been affected by either or in such a way that they fully invest their honest faith within. for instance, in the military there are those who follow commands, not to blindly accept them, but because they believe in the cause without any regard to "spoonfed" nationalism. so in that manner, there are those who are free thinkers within the military. same with religion, there are people who have experienced things, or atleast "know(think)" they have experienced things that leads directly to a god, to the extent at which they know it happened just as you know your name. and they follow religion under a "free" mind capable of thinking. of course there aren't many of those because there is usually speculation...
but i think your statement was a tad bit exaggerated. it doesn't apply to all.