I suppose everybody is going to hate me for this, those that already don't anyway, but I simply do not adhere to the concept of loyalty to one's country. While I appreciate how fortunate I am to be born in a Western country and to be a citizen of one of the modern, advanced Western countries, being a citizen of any one of them would be about the same as far as quality of life and potential for quality of life. Since I was about 15 I have considered and thought about the concept of patriotism and have considered myself a 'citizen of the world.' My loyalties lie with humanity, not with a certain region or government. So, proud to be an American? No, I had nothing to do with it: just an accident of birth. What is there to be proud of? Fortunate to be an American? Yes. But I would be just as fortunate to be a citizen of any other advanced, modern, Western culture.
I am not English I am Scottish and British You wrote England....... It should have been UK or Great Britain
And by writing England you have offended the Scots,the Welsh and the Northern Irish
Apart from the mindless sectarianism that still exists where I live in Scotland....I am very proud to be Scottish....although I do take on board what Portiea is saying.
Portiea: I suppose everybody is going to hate me for this, those that already don't anyway, but I simply do not adhere to the concept of loyalty to one's country. While I appreciate how fortunate I am to be born in a Western country and to be a citizen of one of the modern, advanced Western countries, being a citizen of any one of them would be about the same as far as quality of life and potential for quality of life. Since I was about 15 I have considered and thought about the concept of patriotism and have considered myself a 'citizen of the world.' My loyalties lie with humanity, not with a certain region or government. So, proud to be an American? No, I had nothing to do with it: just an accident of birth. What is there to be proud of? Fortunate to be an American? Yes. But I would be just as fortunate to be a citizen of any other advanced, modern, Western culture.
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