Originally posted by Adrift
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Ya gotta wonder where Starlight got this naive notion that other nations don't do this.
Your politics though is somewhat concerning to us, as are your news. If anything those are the ones people are kinda dismayed about. The drama of it. We don't really have elections like that in Denmark. And our news reports are, and this is my personal experience so you can be free to dismiss it, more neutral. We don't really have those talking heads that CNN and Fox News have that comment on everything. Its currently being experimented with by Danish Radio (the publically funded news broadcast), but its not ubiguitous, and having twenty political parties all with various mandates kinda helps none of the heads falling too much into one group. Each dane usually have a couple of parties they identify with.
But beyond that danes are just as proud of our country as you are of yours. More so probably, as you can probably tell about how often I talk about mine.
There is such a thing as a toxic and poisonous nationalism, but there's also such a thing as love of your father country. I can easily sort between those two. I don't care about skinhead nazis in Denmark (and yes we have them to), who walk around with the danish flag and hate on jews and anyone with a different shade of skin. I don't care, never have and never will. People can burn the flag, hate on it, a serial killer could strangle an entire kindergarden with the flag, it wouldn't change my opinion, that's their problem not mine.
I can't imagine the taste in a persons mouth if they stopped loving their flag, and being proud of who they are and where they come from. Having that is the first thing you need in order to improve things. Taking ownership of where you're from and who you are. I mean how else are you going to take part in solving the problems? I'd rather stick around and be part of a solution.
I love being a dane, I'm proud of my country, and its history, and what it stands for, I love my Queen, the nature and my neighbours.
I wear the red and white colors on me every single day. And if anyone doubts me, they can visit me and ask me and I'll show them. I expect the Americans to be just as unashamed about being American, proud of being citizens of the USA. Love their country, even though its flawed, you love it still and you're proud of it.
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