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Originally Posted by Exeter
That is why I see it as something dumb and negative. I think American Patriotism has turned into Jingoism. It is indeed dangerous to see everything as black or white.
The American form of Patriotism breeds ignorance. Only a few Americans have the ability to question American foreign politics, such as intellectuals in certain (mainly in the northeast?) American universities. They are called "leftist" and are perceived as unpatrioatic, when in fact in most questions they are politically more right than many centre-right European political parties.
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Americans calling anyone who doesn't agree with their policy
leftist or
communist is something that reminds me of the tactic of Communists themselves who used to call any opponent of theirs
fascist.