Said Donald Trump, but I don't get it. You can love a puppy for example. A puppy is simple, tangible, cute and it's right there. But a country is huge and complex. There are things and people in a country that are lovable I guess but also many people and things that are not lovable. Can anyone shed some light on this conundrum ?
Trump loves only himself and has betrayed his country. After 12,000 lies, he's not credible.
Patriotism and/or love of country has to do with respecting its values and ideals like democracy, freedom, and opportunities.
If your ancestors were immigrants, then they came to this country for a reason. What was it?
As far as I can tell my ancestors came to Australia because most of them were probably tenant farmers and here they had a chance to own their own farms with the new land being available.
Translation: Convicts
shareI have done the ancestry research and none of my ancestors that came to Australia were convicts and most of them were here early on. Australia's convict origins are overblown as far as the numbers are concerned. Most immigrants were poor people from England, Ireland and Scotland looking for a better life for themselves and their children.
Your ancestors came for a better way of life and opportunities. Australia is among the world's strongest democracies at #9, (U.S. is a flawed democracy at #25), has good weather, wealthy, national heath care, sane gun laws, relatively safe, decent political system. All a result of Australia's values and ideals.
I'm sure there are problems in Australia, but the goal is to work together to constantly make improvements so that more people benefit.
It's about patriotism, and loving the land you live in, the people, and the culture, for whatever reason. It's the reason why people fight to protect it, why they want to live here, why they are proud to fly the stars and stripes from their front porches, and why they don't want to have it all destroyed. It's something far deeper than simply loving a pet. It's almost spiritual, and a practice as old as human civilization.
shareThis might highlight some differences between America and Australia I think. America is a couple of hundred years older than Australia and has had more time to develop its own distinctiveness and traditions. Some people have said that Australia has no culture and it can be hard to pin down what it means to be an Australian.
Europeans say that the U.S. is a young country with not much culture.
In regards to Australian culture I think of Aborigines, Australian dialect, distinctive wildlife, surfing, actors, singers and models who have become international celebrities and contributed to pop culture, a few people living in wide open spaces and I know an old Australian folk song or two.
I don't think it's fair to claim some country has "no culture" when it's predominantly white people. We have a culture. It's just, there's people out there that don't appreciate it at all and keep shooting for greener grass over in other countries.
shareYes Australia has culture but it's mostly shallow. Things like sport, shopping and popular television shows.
Hes a rockt scientist as well
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