My little Speech on Patriotism

by Terry 18 Replies latest jw friends

  • Terry
    Terry

    If the tanks had paraded down the mall in Washington D.C. I have little doubt some Chinese student would rush forward into the path for a photo op and a front page spread on the NYTIMES :)

  • I believe in overlapping
    I believe in overlapping

    Terry

    Now here is my point, read it carefully, please.
    IF I HAD NOT MET JOHNNY, I would have gone to Vietnam.

    So while the majority of young men were going to Vietnam based on what US leaders said, a few other young men took the road to the Watchtower Organization based on what their leaders said.

    It's called random luck. You just happen to pick a different road than the majority of young men and as a result, have lived a longer life than some of those that picked Vietnam.

    So perhaps the Watchtower saved your life Terry.



  • joey jojo
    joey jojo

    The small part of the presidents speech I heard made it sound like the USA was the only country that fought in ww2.

  • LV101
    LV101

    Thx for info on artist.

  • LV101
    LV101
    It's the USA's Independence Day not the rest of the world and it should be about our armed forces.
  • snugglebunny
    snugglebunny

    Patriotism is a normal human emotion. It's a built in loyalty to what is actually our very extended family. Not to be confused with Nationalism.

  • smiddy3
    smiddy3

    Wars will never cease on this earth while we have nations that have both Patriots and Nationalists of any one nation.

    No nation is going to give up their sovereignty or their Patriacts or those who support Nationalism.

  • LoveUniHateExams
    LoveUniHateExams

    Patriotism is a normal human emotion. It's a built in loyalty to what is actually our very extended family. Not to be confused with Nationalism - indeed.

    Nationalism is bad ... and if you mix it with Socialism you get National Socialism. And that was very bad.

  • Terry
    Terry

    I believe in overlapping:
    So perhaps the Watchtower saved your life Terry.

    ____
    At the time, being raped didn't seem all that much better than dying. But now that many years have passed, I guess the burden and adjustment isn't an impossible one to bear.
    I came out a far different person than the kid who went into prison.
    THAT kid died.


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