"You're a True Patriot!" Patriotism, or Nationalism

[piece-itpete]

I read a great history of Greece with a focal on Athens a while back. I don't remember the author, but he had spent his life studying Greece and Rome.

He said, if you teach your children to question everything, they often end up believing in nothing (talking about Athens).

Patriotism can be used as a bad thing. However, love of country is no sin. I see a tendency to kinda sneer at the US by many of its' own citizens, and the kids are definately picking it up.

And there is no substitute for nations currently.

Pete