Where to look for Information about Patriotism
Articles Arranged Alphabetically by Title.
All Four Stanzas, by Isaac Asimov. You'll understand, and appreciate, "The Star Spangled Banner" much better after reading Asimov's moving explanation.
And It Still Stinks by Hardly Waite.
Are You A Patriot? by John Kaminski. Have Americans been so blinded by the waving flags that we did not notice when the Constitution was stolen from us?
Bill Moyers on Patriotism and the Flag. Here's the text of Moyers' moving message presented on PBS. "The flag belongs to the country, not to the government."
Corporate Patriotism. by Tiger Tom. If you think you're patriotic just because you've got a big flag on your car and know all the words to "God Bless America," wait till you see the sacrifices corporate America is making to conquer terrorism.
The Four Freedoms, a speech by Doris "Granny D." Haddock concerning the events of Sept. 11, 2001.
Fourteen Dollars. by Patricia Nell Warren.
The 4th of July by B. Bea Sharper and Tiger. Two Gazette regulars collaborate on an article about the signers of the Declaration of Independence.
i sing of olaf, by e.e.cummings. Not an article, but a very appropriate poem.
I Support the War But Not Our Troops, by Tiger Tom. Take Tiger Tom's Troop Support Quiz to see how you measure up with national averages.
A Kinder, Gentler Patriotism by Howard Zinn. "Should we not begin to consider all children, everywhere, as our own?"
The Land of the Free Becomes the Home of the Hypocrite by Pilita Clark. Australian writer questions U.S.'s self-assumed authority to judge human rights of other nations.
Many People Saying Bad Things by Jon Carroll. You can now get blacklisted for giving aid and comfort to skeptical people.
"Monster at the Door." by the one and only Granny D.
Please, Please, Don't Buy Me Another Tie, by Hardly Waite. A study of hole-to-hole economics and the insanity of Christmas.
Saying Goodbye to Patriotism by Robert Jensen. Patriotism is "perhaps the single most morally and intellectually bankrupt concept in human history."
Some Americans Believe It's Their Patriotic Duty to Say No to War by Rekha Basu. Many in Iowa oppose the war.
Support Troops, Not Politicians by Charley Reese. "Don't let Mr. Bush off the hook. Don't let him get away with taking credit for their bravery and their sacrifice, as he is trying to do by strutting about, making bellicose, smirky speeches."
Values to live by in these times by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Violence breeds violence, hate breeds hate.
Wave Our Flag! by Jim Hightower. The flag does not belong only to the gullible.
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