I'd like your opinions on the ethics of quesitoning a Canadian's patriotism. To me patriotism is nothing more and nothing less than love for ones country. In short, if you love your country, however you define it, you're a patriot.
It seems to me some confound patiotism with nationalism, believing that unless you believe in the moral superiority of one nation over another and all that that entails, you're somehow less than patriotic.
to me it is absolutely disgusting to question a Canadian's nationlism because he's lived a broad, or has dual citizenship, etc. if he has made a contribution to his fellow man regardless of the citizenship of the people he's served. To judge a person's patriotism based on such criteria is insulting, incredibly insulting to me (and just for the record, though I have lived abroad before, I still have only one citienship and always have), and any politician or any otehr Canadian for that matter who questions a person's patriotism based on such criteria is merely showing a total lack of culture and decency. And for an MP or especially Pm to engage in such a dirty activity is shameful to say the least.
What are your view on the issue of questioning a person's patriotism based on such criteria?
It seems to me some confound patiotism with nationalism, believing that unless you believe in the moral superiority of one nation over another and all that that entails, you're somehow less than patriotic.
to me it is absolutely disgusting to question a Canadian's nationlism because he's lived a broad, or has dual citizenship, etc. if he has made a contribution to his fellow man regardless of the citizenship of the people he's served. To judge a person's patriotism based on such criteria is insulting, incredibly insulting to me (and just for the record, though I have lived abroad before, I still have only one citienship and always have), and any politician or any otehr Canadian for that matter who questions a person's patriotism based on such criteria is merely showing a total lack of culture and decency. And for an MP or especially Pm to engage in such a dirty activity is shameful to say the least.
What are your view on the issue of questioning a person's patriotism based on such criteria?