tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1933519781770237941.post561140286096730316..comments2023-07-19T03:55:53.082-06:00Comments on Atheist Ethicist Journal: Pledge as a Sign of PatriotismAlonzo Fyfehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05687777216426347054noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1933519781770237941.post-24529448573556183822009-09-27T01:22:21.060-06:002009-09-27T01:22:21.060-06:00Patriotism is prima facie discriminatory. No mean...Patriotism is prima facie discriminatory. No meaningful, or at least effective, patriotism can exist without a commonly shared value set. Ethnicity, religion, philosophy...any other sociological parameter...is moot in this point. As the United States of America becomes more culturally and intellectually diverse, and dare I say it...tolerant...then patriotism will proportionally lose it's relevance and effect.<br />Values are key. Everyone wants their values to be the guiding values for our culture. Discrimination is the act of making distinctions..value distinction is what makes patriotism possible. It is naive to think otherwise.Tom: buyinghouses@live.comnoreply@blogger.com