Poll: Do you love your home country?
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I'm not sure how you can love a country. I assumed that you meant do you want to stay here or do you want to be somewhere else, so I picked somewhere else but not so much that I feel living in the UK is detremental to my health (though if AV goes through it may well be)
Hey, we've got some pretty nice beaches Stateside, too. I used to live in Panama City (the one in Florida, not Panama). It's a piece of crap town, but it has beautiful beaches. Really, anywhere on the Gulf is great for that. Well, since the oil spill, some parts are a little... browner, but that shouldn't last long.AMAZED said:
Heh... way to call out the people who think they're all progressive and superior. It does kind of bug me, too. I get it if you just don't feel any sentiment for your country. I think it's stupid, but I get it. But people who act like they're some new breed of human who has no understanding of any of the "flawed" ideas that other humans share annoy the living hell out of me.Totenkopf said:
Born and raised in Sweden. The greatest country ever. There are hardly any downsides to living in this country. Maybe the politics a bit, but I'd say it's pretty well-balanced compared to the rest of the world. Poverty is pretty low, the weather is great, I love the food, the culture, everything. I can't imagine being happier anywhere else.
I live in Sweden. It's kind of weird, I take it for granted but I know I am taking it for granted, if that makes sense. I know it's one of the objectively best countries in the world (we're statistically happier, richer, healthier and smarter than most others). I also enjoy how huge gaming is here and how most are atheists, so I fit in. That said, I have no real love for country. I dislike the politicians, the royal family and the flag. Soo, yeah. I don't know.
Do not give a single shit about the UK. I don't mind this country, but national pride is something I will never understand. To me, it's just a flat-ish piece of land I happened to fall out of my mother's vagina on. Big whoop.
What frustrates me is when people talk about English/British identity and so on. "Oh, how can you say that about England? What about English pride and identity?" "But I don't identify with many of these generic values that are attributed to fifty million people." "But you must have some pride in your country!" "No. I am proud of the people who have done great things for this country, or have died defending the rights of this country, and I love what they did. And what they did was preserve my rights to be able to say these things. They preserved my rights to be able to judge what I think is right and wrong with this country, and make my decisions based on that."
Normally that gets a quiet response.
I understand if you have pride and love for your country. I really do. I fully support you in that, and I would give up my own life to be able to protect your right to believe that, but to me a country is a country. It's a landmass with a lot of people on it.
I'd be happier in a larger country, though. America appeals, but being an Atheist in many places over there would be uncomfortable. Being thoroughly liberal isn't always the best idea either.
Austin, TX seems nice, from what I have heard from residents, though. I'd love to visit.
What frustrates me is when people talk about English/British identity and so on. "Oh, how can you say that about England? What about English pride and identity?" "But I don't identify with many of these generic values that are attributed to fifty million people." "But you must have some pride in your country!" "No. I am proud of the people who have done great things for this country, or have died defending the rights of this country, and I love what they did. And what they did was preserve my rights to be able to say these things. They preserved my rights to be able to judge what I think is right and wrong with this country, and make my decisions based on that."
Normally that gets a quiet response.
I understand if you have pride and love for your country. I really do. I fully support you in that, and I would give up my own life to be able to protect your right to believe that, but to me a country is a country. It's a landmass with a lot of people on it.
I'd be happier in a larger country, though. America appeals, but being an Atheist in many places over there would be uncomfortable. Being thoroughly liberal isn't always the best idea either.
Austin, TX seems nice, from what I have heard from residents, though. I'd love to visit.
The thing about countries is that my home time I could head in one direction and enter the neighboring country, but traveling the opposite direction, I can go five times the distance without leaving the country. Yet, I'm supposed to feel some kind of connection with those people, living so far away from me, but not with those living very close, because they are ruled by the same political power as me?Dr Snakeman said:
My home country? It's cool I guess. It's got trees and stuff like any other country.
People, Government, Culture, etc, etc? Well that's a different issue entirely.
People, Government, Culture, etc, etc? Well that's a different issue entirely.
I still live here, Im not proud of my home country at the moment, but I love it here in America.