About Nationalism ~ by Hénock Gugsa
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I love America as much as the next guy. I have assimilated and absorbed all of the best features of this great land. However, I've always felt that less bragging and a more realistic self-acceptance are a proper way to go. The can-do attitudes of Teddy Roosevelt, FDR, Truman, and Eisenhower were the greatest things about America.
Currently, obviously, they seem to have vanished. Could they be retrieved ? Perhaps, yes. But, I think it will require a revolution of sorts !!! Above all, we should be wary of the dangers of "nationalism", especially the intolerance it foments.
One of the things I love about America is the freedom of speech, and the non-kowtowing to power. But now, fear seems to have crept in thru the backdoor on the coattails of "false patriotism". I think we should be open-minded and read about or listen to alternative insights on our corner of the world. Comedians can sometimes tell the brutal truth !
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