Not too long ago, on another board, a poster picked out for censure a phrase I had written which he claimed was nonexistent. That phrase was “excessive patriotism.”
What I had indicated to be “excessive patriotism” in that particular incident was people cheering at death and misfortune, simply because it befell ones opponent. Since it was directed at a particular post about an “enemy” misfortune, I was told that I was incorrect. One could not be too patriotic.
I turned the situation around, and suggested that the same problem infested the Arabs who would take to the street cheering western misfortune, even when it had nothing to do with any action from their side, or any part of any battle. This I was told was the result of them being uncivilized, unChristian, and uneducated. Someone threw in the term, “raghead.”
I suggested that Americans who displayed replicas of “Saint Andrew's Cross” aka “The Southern Cross” aka "The Confederate Flag" might be showing too much patriotism for their region, since they were, by inference, celebrating an emblem that stood for acceptance of slavery — almost akin to flying the “Swastika.”
My, my! What responses that got!
In any case, while I received a few private messages of agreement, no one had the courage to post a favourable reply on the thread, and eventually it was buried under several pages of scurrilous remarks.
I recently ran across a photograph in one of those photography manipulation archives. It was doubtlessly made within the last several years, with a fair amount of talent, but (to me) with “excessive patriotism.”
I went back to the old billboard to search out my thread and resuscitate it, but could not find the billboard. Either it has changed its name, or they froze out anybody with the ability to write a comment worthy of pillorying, and have all wandered away. Whatever it was, the board ceased functioning sometime last summer.
This has left me with a perfect example (in my opinion) of “excessive patriotism.”
While I agree that the imagery is very powerful, the result is totally opposite to what (from the context that I found it in) the creator was trying to convey, through using too much patriotic zeal.
I am not yet certain what I will do, but I almost feel compelled to perform some demonstration of opposition to this image.
It is entitled “America Fights Back.” You can see a smaller copy of the image here.
What I had indicated to be “excessive patriotism” in that particular incident was people cheering at death and misfortune, simply because it befell ones opponent. Since it was directed at a particular post about an “enemy” misfortune, I was told that I was incorrect. One could not be too patriotic.
I turned the situation around, and suggested that the same problem infested the Arabs who would take to the street cheering western misfortune, even when it had nothing to do with any action from their side, or any part of any battle. This I was told was the result of them being uncivilized, unChristian, and uneducated. Someone threw in the term, “raghead.”
I suggested that Americans who displayed replicas of “Saint Andrew's Cross” aka “The Southern Cross” aka "The Confederate Flag" might be showing too much patriotism for their region, since they were, by inference, celebrating an emblem that stood for acceptance of slavery — almost akin to flying the “Swastika.”
My, my! What responses that got!
In any case, while I received a few private messages of agreement, no one had the courage to post a favourable reply on the thread, and eventually it was buried under several pages of scurrilous remarks.
I recently ran across a photograph in one of those photography manipulation archives. It was doubtlessly made within the last several years, with a fair amount of talent, but (to me) with “excessive patriotism.”
I went back to the old billboard to search out my thread and resuscitate it, but could not find the billboard. Either it has changed its name, or they froze out anybody with the ability to write a comment worthy of pillorying, and have all wandered away. Whatever it was, the board ceased functioning sometime last summer.
This has left me with a perfect example (in my opinion) of “excessive patriotism.”
While I agree that the imagery is very powerful, the result is totally opposite to what (from the context that I found it in) the creator was trying to convey, through using too much patriotic zeal.
I am not yet certain what I will do, but I almost feel compelled to perform some demonstration of opposition to this image.
It is entitled “America Fights Back.” You can see a smaller copy of the image here.
