tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5061332208168038059.post6146413384516521937..comments2024-03-06T09:33:51.694-05:00Comments on Tilting at Windmills: You Can Stand Alone William Kennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05450318295942216572noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5061332208168038059.post-33757800576562380652016-12-29T19:40:13.224-05:002016-12-29T19:40:13.224-05:00I think the two Georges covered my feelings pretty...I think the two Georges covered my feelings pretty well: "Patriotism is your conviction that this country is superior to all others because you were born in it."- George Bernard Shaw and George Carlin, “Pride should be reserved for something you achieve or obtain on your own, not something that happens by accident of birth. Being Irish isn't a skill... it's a fucking genetic accident. You wouldn't say I'm proud to be 5'11"; I'm proud to have a pre-disposition for colon cancer.”<br /><br />William Kennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05450318295942216572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5061332208168038059.post-42247879657610707732016-09-08T18:02:46.261-04:002016-09-08T18:02:46.261-04:00I think patriotism is another form of egoism. It c...I think patriotism is another form of egoism. It cannot be unbiased or impartial. It tends to overlook the mistakes and misbehaviour of the own nation. Patriotism is like having a greater ego you can be proud of... I doubt if a patriot can really accept a different nation as equal... real patriotism is sort of a delusion, infatuation, blindness, self-conceit...helordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16276292718741705495noreply@blogger.com