Of course I support my country. It's got the most freedom of any country on this planet, and the burgers are great. Anyone that lives here and hates it is just a euro spy in disguise trying to sow dissent because they're jealous of how great our country is compared to their inferior freedomless prisons.
Of course I support my country. It's got the most freedom of any country on this planet, and the burgers are great. Anyone that lives here and hates it is just a euro spy in disguise trying to sow dissent because they're jealous of how great our country is compared to their inferior freedomless prisons.
Australia is a pretty good place to live by most metrics, it's a developed country with all of the things that entails(a lot of which cannot be said for the US). But, I don't fit in with the people or the culture so I find it hard to support or feel any connection to it.
Australia is a pretty good place to live by most metrics, it's a developed country with all of the things that entails(a lot of which cannot be said for the US).
>>107924 Try raiding a neighboring country. The gold and slaves you bring back will bolster the economy and weakening the regional defenses will pave the way to future territorial expansion.
Try raiding a neighboring country. The gold and slaves you bring back will bolster the economy and weakening the regional defenses will pave the way to future territorial expansion.
The short answer is 'only when it does things I like'. I like my country, but I don't like it for its own sake, and I most certainly don't feel that I owe it anything. I support it when it does good, but I'm not going to defend it when it does bad.
The short answer is 'only when it does things I like'. I like my country, but I don't like it for its own sake, and I most certainly don't feel that I owe it anything. I support it when it does good, but I'm not going to defend it when it does bad.
>>107925 I'd say countries do in some way play a significant role in your identity. They're where you were born, raised, and learned all your customs and culture from.
I'd say countries do in some way play a significant role in your identity. They're where you were born, raised, and learned all your customs and culture from.
>>108084 On the contrary, I started to identify more and more with my country the older I became. I'm fully aware of the situation, and I think it's a good thing not in spite of it.
On the contrary, I started to identify more and more with my country the older I became. I'm fully aware of the situation, and I think it's a good thing not in spite of it.
>>108089 I think that identifying more with your country as you get older is probably actually a common thing. Especially considering that voting is usually done by older individuals.
I think that identifying more with your country as you get older is probably actually a common thing. Especially considering that voting is usually done by older individuals.
I will when my country crops up into existence once I transcend humanity through augmentation to achieve a higher level of being and escape this weak flesh cage.
I will when my country crops up into existence once I transcend humanity through augmentation to achieve a higher level of being and escape this weak flesh cage.