I'm pretty okay with my home country. "Love" though is too strong a word.
I actually like that there's barely any "blind patriotism" here.
I actually like that there's barely any "blind patriotism" here.
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Do you “love your country”?
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I love living here (Canada) and I appreciate how lucky I am to live here. I mean it's not perfect but there's a lot of places with less so we need to appreciate what we have. But I'm not like a big flag and anthem guy or anything.
No. I do not love the United States. It has had so many chances to be better and it always refuses. Corporate profits i er the safety and health of people. At home and abroad.
Absolutely not!
I have been lucky enough to live in three separate places, Portugal where i was born and lived until i was 21, Poland for half a year, and the UK where i intend on living for the rest of my life.
I can't for the life of me understand the concept of being patriotic, it's a piece of land and as an european i have always seen people from different places come and go depending on their preferences or needs.
I have been lucky enough to live in three separate places, Portugal where i was born and lived until i was 21, Poland for half a year, and the UK where i intend on living for the rest of my life.
I can't for the life of me understand the concept of being patriotic, it's a piece of land and as an european i have always seen people from different places come and go depending on their preferences or needs.
Nope, I don't love the U.S. However, I am thankful for having been born here and I do, obviously, love many people who live here.
I love the nature around me, the light hills, the big forests, that I can enjoy exploring my surroundings. But I'm not patriotic or anything.
a country is just an idea and a place, like obviously many of them (not the least of which the USA) is tethered to awful shit that it needs to atone for. some of which you could argue would involve a dissolution of it entirely, though at this point i don't think that's a meaningful option. i believe in the ability for the usa to not be garbage, i dont want it to disappear or anything. i just want it to be extremely less shit
do i love it, no, i don't. i want the best for the people here and to not fuck over the rest of the world, that's what matters
do i love it, no, i don't. i want the best for the people here and to not fuck over the rest of the world, that's what matters
I like my country as a geographical place. I like certain aspects of the culture. I can't say that I am patriotic though.
Yes I do. My parents fought hard to emigrate to Canada when I was young to provide us with a better opportunity and a better life and I'm grateful that we've had this opportunity. Clean air and water access is one of the biggest privileges that a lot of western people are blind to.
I'm not nationalist and do hate the nationalistic behaviour of some Canadians and Quebecois / Albertan people, however. Nationalism is part of the issues that drove my family away to Canada in the first place.
I'm not nationalist and do hate the nationalistic behaviour of some Canadians and Quebecois / Albertan people, however. Nationalism is part of the issues that drove my family away to Canada in the first place.
I'm from Bulgaria, mixed person, and I don't feel anything for a random piece of land. Patriotism is really dumb and a diseases that always turns into nationalism.
edit: I care for human rights and worker rights. Loving a country has always felt sick, and I don't like trying to put a human face on a state.
edit: I care for human rights and worker rights. Loving a country has always felt sick, and I don't like trying to put a human face on a state.
I'm not a patriot or anything but I love being in Canada. Would there be a place I'd like to live that I think it's better? I couldn't tell you. I like my little part of the world. I identify as a Canadian but I wouldn't go to the heights of joining the army "to die for my country". People are free to come in and to go out.
No. It's just the place where I live, and most of my values are not reflected by any version of the country which has yet existed.
I love my girl. That's it.
I was lucky to be born into a country that is a stable democracy with quite healthy economic conditions. I love my personal freedom and am ready to defend all of this.
But all of this could be said about many other European countries.
So definitely no love for the specific country I was randomly born in.
I was lucky to be born into a country that is a stable democracy with quite healthy economic conditions. I love my personal freedom and am ready to defend all of this.
But all of this could be said about many other European countries.
So definitely no love for the specific country I was randomly born in.
I'm fond of my city (guess which). I relate to my immediate area and I'm proud when my city does good. I care about others living here. I have no particular feelings towards my country though. It's just random borders.
That being said I'm lucky to be living in one of the richest and most stable countries in the world, so there's that I guess. But there's no love there.
That being said I'm lucky to be living in one of the richest and most stable countries in the world, so there's that I guess. But there's no love there.
I want the best for it, and I want the best for the people.
And I appreciate living here. In that sense, I love the country.
But I don't have any blind love for it. I don't think it's perfect or above criticism.
And I appreciate living here. In that sense, I love the country.
But I don't have any blind love for it. I don't think it's perfect or above criticism.
I love living here in terms of what I can do, what I have access to, etc, but there's also aspects about it that I despise. Mostly from the government. I wouldn't particularly feel safe leaving the US.
canada, sure I guess, but not in any patriotism/nationalistic way.
just acknowledge the privilege of being born here I guess?
just acknowledge the privilege of being born here I guess?
Fuck yeah. Canada rules. Not without its share of problems. By no means perfect. But there is nowhere I would rather have been during the pandemic, or even before the pandemic. So grateful we moved here when I was young from the Middle East. A clear step up in quality of life on all fronts.
Would probably have a full blown panic attack if I think too much about what growing up and being gay would have been like in the Middle East.
Would probably have a full blown panic attack if I think too much about what growing up and being gay would have been like in the Middle East.
Not many places I would have preferred to be during the last few years than here in Australia…
It's not perfect but it's a hell of a lot better than "similar" countries like the US and UK.
I don't have an irrational love for it though. We're no better than NZ, Canada, and like a dozen European countries.
It's not perfect but it's a hell of a lot better than "similar" countries like the US and UK.
I don't have an irrational love for it though. We're no better than NZ, Canada, and like a dozen European countries.
