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...Defining Patriotism Nowhere in Peter Beinart's article [July 14] did I see mention of the word nationalism, which is what much of far-right patriotism really is. It is not healthy to say, "I love my country, right or wrong." This leads to the delusion that our way of life is the right way for the whole world and that we should impose it on people if they are unwilling. I love my country too - and I am not ashamed to acknowledge all of its mistakes, as well as all of its accomplishments. Mark Fagerburg, RICHMOND...
Defining Patriotism Nowhere in Peter Beinart's article, "Patriot Games," did I see mention of the word nationalism, which is what much of far-right patriotism really is [July 14]. It is not healthy to say, "I love my country, right or wrong." This leads to the delusion that our way of life is the right way for all the world and that we should impose it on people if they are unwilling. I love my country too - and I am not ashamed to acknowledge all of its mistakes, as well as all of its accomplishments. Mark Fagerburg, Richmond...
...found Beinart's article informative and accurate but also ironic. He says liberals don't like symbolic patriotism, and yet much of the support for the liberal candidate, Barack Obama, is symbolic. They are concerned more with what his mere election would mean than with what he would or could accomplish as President. Rather than finding this inspiring, I feel it smacks of American narcissism and naiveté. For the country's sake, I hope people - and the press - will evaluate the candidates on their qualifications, not their pop-culture IQ. Carrie Wolfe, Sterling...
...found Peter Beinart's article on patriotism informative and accurate but also ironic. He says liberals don't like symbolic patriotism, yet much of the support for the Democratic candidate, Barack Obama, is symbolic. Liberals are concerned more with what the mere election of a black President would represent than with what this individual would or could accomplish as President. Rather than finding this inspiring, I feel it smacks of narcissism and naiveté. For America's sake, I hope the voters - and the press - will evaluate the candidates on their qualifications. Carrie Wolfe, Sterling, Virginia...
Nowhere in Peter Beinart's article did I see mention of the word nationalism, which is what much of far-right patriotism really is. It is not healthy to say, "I love my country, right or wrong." I love my country too--and I am not ashamed to acknowledge its mistakes as well as its accomplishments. Mark Fagerburg, RICHMOND...