Question

Write an essay on the following topic:

Is patriotism a good or a bad thing?​

Answer 1

Explanation:

Patriotism or national pride is the feeling of love, devotion and sense of attachment to a homeland and alliance with other citizens who share the same sentiment. This attachment can be a combination of many different feelings relating to one's own homeland, including ethnic, cultural, political or historical aspects. It encompasses a set of concepts closely related to nationalism.[1][2][3]

Some manifestations of patriotism emphasise the "land" element in love for one's native land and use the symbolism of agriculture and the soil[4][5] – compare Blut und Boden.

Answer 2

Many people equate patriotism with standing and singing the Star-Spangled Banner, deifying the American flag, and reciting the Pledge of Allegiance. I have problems with all three.

I applaud football players who exercise their free-speech right to kneel during the Star-Spangled Banner in protest of racism, despite disapproval of many fans. Those who disagree call such a protest unpatriotic because this song is supposed to unite us. But there’s a little-known reason why we only sing one stanza of the song: Composer Francis Scott Key was a pro-slavery racist. The third stanza decries the runaway slaves working for the British army and openly celebrates the murder of such former slaves.

The American flag is a symbol that represents different things to different people. I rarely agreed with former Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, who President Trump admires, but I thank Scalia for his key vote in the decision that flag burning is constitutionally protected speech under the First Amendment. Compare that with Trump’s tweet: “Nobody should be allowed to burn the American flag - if they do, there must be consequences - perhaps loss of citizenship or year in jail!” Criminalizing flag burning, however unpatriotic most Americans consider it to be, is an unconstitutional attack on our cherished freedom of speech.

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