Patriotism versus Nationalism
The guy with the giant American flag flying from the bed of his gazillion-ton pickup truck thinks he’s a patriot. He’s not. And with that line, I want to welcome you to the first post of my new blog, the New Patriot . Just what the world needs, right? Another political blog. Geez, aren’t those tough to find (note: that was sarcasm). You may ask yourself, “what could this guy possibly have to say that hasn’t been said a lot of times already, and probably a lot better?” Fair question, one which I will address. I guess you can think of this post as the let’s get acquainted post. By looking at the title, you might think this is a repub or conservative blog. And if that’s what you did think, then that right there should give you an inkling of a big-time problem we face in our nation today. It’s anything but conservative, or as I prefer to say, right-wing. So why do I pick that title? Well, it gets to the very heart of why I have begun this blog and began my quest to save th...