Peter Hucker added these comments in the current discussion du
jour ...

Patriotism is so childish.

Well-founded patriotism is not childish nor is it old-fashioned.
What is childish is the brand of national pride many countries
practice far in excess of their accomplishments. Were it not for
the United States and Great Britain, there would be no free Europe
today. Were it not for the United States standing almost alone,
western Europe would have been overrun by the Warsaw Pact. And
today, were it not for the United States there would be no
effective military to counter modern style agression.

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HP, aka Jerry

Don't be a fop or a blooter, make only pithy comments on Usenet