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How Adam Levine discredited a freedom-loving emotion »

By Jared A. Ball, June 5, 2013

Levine’s “hate” was just an unfortunate waste of an underrated yet justifiable emotion.read more


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Hate Mail on the Issue of Patriotism »

By Matthew Rothschild, July 17, 2010

When I explained why I was anti-patriotic, people told me to leave the country and threatened me with bodily harm.read more


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Why I Don’t Celebrate July 4 »

By Matthew Rothschild, July 3, 2010

Nationalism is the egg that hatches fascism. And patriotism is but the father of nationalism.read more


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Why I'm Anti-Patriotic

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Why I’m Not Patriotic »

By Matthew Rothschild, July 2, 2008

(In memory of George Carlin.)

It’s July 4th again, a day of near-compulsory flag-waving and nation-worshipping. Count me out.

Spare me the puerile parades.

Don’t play that martial music, white boy.

And don’t befoul nature’s sky with your F-16s.

You see, I don’t believe in patriotism.

It’s not that I’m anti-American, but I am anti-patriotic.read more


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