Patriotic acts or not?

[tshadowchaser]

Serious question for discussion, not a challenge to anyone: Is a military draftee (eg. Vietnam or Korea) less patriotic than a current voluntary enlistee?

CuongNhuka makes a valid point when he states

Refusing to serve could be just as Patriotic as serving.

Many during the Vietnam war went to jail rather than serve in a war they felt was unjustified. I feel that those people where as patriotic as many who served. Many who volunteered did so only to keep out of jail as judges would give them the choice of going to jail for some breakage of the law or serve that time in the military.

 

[Big Don]

I feel that those people where as patriotic as many who served. Many who volunteered did so only to keep out of jail as judges would give them the choice of going to jail for some breakage of the law or serve that time in the military.

Was Jane Fonda patriotic when posing on an anti-aircraft gun for the purpose of enemy propaganda?

 

[CuongNhuka]

Was Jane Fonda patriotic when posing on an anti-aircraft gun for the purpose of enemy propaganda?

There's a big differnce between peacefully protesting agianst a war you think is unjustified, and giving comfort to the enemy.

 

[tshadowchaser]

if you do not register and vote are you patriotic?

If you call yourself by any ethnic, racial, religious, etc. name are you patriotic or have you isolated yourself into a different category

 

[Bob Hubbard]

if you do not register and vote are you patriotic?

If you call yourself by any ethnic, racial, religious, etc. name are you patriotic or have you isolated yourself into a different category

1- No. You're wasting what others fought and died for, and deserve the governmment you get, IMO.

2-Both.

 

[Archangel M]

An interesting article on Patriotism:

http://esr.ibiblio.org/?p=311

A little "anti left" (but written by an admitted "Anarchist"...oddly interesting perspective)but with some very good points IMO.

 

[Archangel M]

And the comments are even more interesting than the original article.