Recent Postings on a Patriotic Website

Visitors to USA-Patriotism.com will read the following recent exchange....


It really seems there is a break down in patriotism today. It really saddens me how no one wants to contribute to the whole of the country but look out for their own selfish interests.

David, 36
New Jersey

I agree, friend. Patriotism is declining while selfishness is growing. As individuals, we must do what we can to prevent this from happening in our own souls. For what is the human journey but a journey toward larger spheres of love and commitment? Newborns care only about themselves. This is natural. But at the other end of life on earth, let's all hope we will have travelled a journey in which we learn to love not only ourselves, but also other people, our community, our state, our nation, our world, and finally our Creator. And of all these loves, for Americans, the love of one's own nation may be the most deeply felt, because America embodies all these loves. As an American, I love:

myself (America protects life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness)
my fellow citizen [and new immigrants] (In America we respect these rights for all)
my community ("my home town")
my nation (land of the free and home of the brave)
my world (as we advance the cause of human dignity and freedom)
my God (in God we trust)

To be a patriot in America is to live fully.
Alexandra Lajoux
Arlington, Virginia