PATRIOTISM
PATRIOTISM
Patriotism is the curse of this mother earth. This beautiful undivided earth is divided by Patriots into different countries. Each patriot thinks his part of this divided earth is better than the other parts. The people living in that part are better people and the people living in other parts are obviously either enemies or inferior people. The patriots then go ahead and produce National Anthems, National Flags making them into symbols worth giving this beautiful life for.
Clever patriots make idiotic patriots lay down their life to defend the honor of their so-called country. Then they are called martyrs. The parents and wives and children of these dead patriots are later neglected in all the so called nations.
All this is extremely childish or why should we say childish? Children are much better. They know no boundaries. The adults inculcate this poison of patriotism when they are so young and so impressionable that they grow to believe this division of Mother earth to be real. These children as adults don’t think twice to kill another patriot but of some other land hence worth killing.
If the human beings think that they are at the pinnacle of evolution and that they are better than amoebas and frogs and monkeys they should find one patriotic amoeba or frog or a monkey. They live on this earth as one entity. They do not create artificial boundaries. They do not need visas and passport to travel in other nation. How uncomplicated is their life!!!
Nationalism and patriotism are names of the same thing. This is one poison which gives a definite sense of superiority to a group of people who do not think twice to drop an Atom bomb not once but twice on a hapless people. These Nationalist turn Nazis and kill Jews. These Nationalist then evict Palestinians and kill them. These Palestinians then kill even school children as suicide bombers.
All nations must start erasing boundaries between them if this earth is to become a paradise. This should start by completely stopping the use of National Anthems, National Flags and any other sign which makes people believe in their separate identity. This does not mean that we destroy the diversity of people. Diversity is not animosity. Diversity is the flavor of life. This needs delicate operation which can happen with Awareness.
Politicians have a vested interest in perpetuating the myth of Patriotism. Politicians will exhort people to die so that they can live. This is ultimate politics. No politician has ever died fighting for his country. They have always made other people die. They have said “Give me blood and I will give you freedom” Of course it is your blood and his freedom. He governs the freed Nation and a dead you are freed of all life problems for ever.
Remove all the trappings of Patriotism from your mind. Inform others of this stupidity.
Patriotism is the curse of this mother earth. This beautiful undivided earth is divided by Patriots into different countries. Each patriot thinks his part of this divided earth is better than the other parts. The people living in that part are better people and the people living in other parts are obviously either enemies or inferior people. The patriots then go ahead and produce National Anthems, National Flags making them into symbols worth giving this beautiful life for.
Clever patriots make idiotic patriots lay down their life to defend the honor of their so-called country. Then they are called martyrs. The parents and wives and children of these dead patriots are later neglected in all the so called nations.
All this is extremely childish or why should we say childish? Children are much better. They know no boundaries. The adults inculcate this poison of patriotism when they are so young and so impressionable that they grow to believe this division of Mother earth to be real. These children as adults don’t think twice to kill another patriot but of some other land hence worth killing.
If the human beings think that they are at the pinnacle of evolution and that they are better than amoebas and frogs and monkeys they should find one patriotic amoeba or frog or a monkey. They live on this earth as one entity. They do not create artificial boundaries. They do not need visas and passport to travel in other nation. How uncomplicated is their life!!!
Nationalism and patriotism are names of the same thing. This is one poison which gives a definite sense of superiority to a group of people who do not think twice to drop an Atom bomb not once but twice on a hapless people. These Nationalist turn Nazis and kill Jews. These Nationalist then evict Palestinians and kill them. These Palestinians then kill even school children as suicide bombers.
All nations must start erasing boundaries between them if this earth is to become a paradise. This should start by completely stopping the use of National Anthems, National Flags and any other sign which makes people believe in their separate identity. This does not mean that we destroy the diversity of people. Diversity is not animosity. Diversity is the flavor of life. This needs delicate operation which can happen with Awareness.
Politicians have a vested interest in perpetuating the myth of Patriotism. Politicians will exhort people to die so that they can live. This is ultimate politics. No politician has ever died fighting for his country. They have always made other people die. They have said “Give me blood and I will give you freedom” Of course it is your blood and his freedom. He governs the freed Nation and a dead you are freed of all life problems for ever.
Remove all the trappings of Patriotism from your mind. Inform others of this stupidity.
posted by Rajiv Sharangpani at 12:51 AM
2 Comments:
Super thoughts... Liked it
I feel once you start learning astronomy then you start thinking Earth as a whole and not collection of nations.
I said the same thing to a friend yesterday, Dr. Sa'ab. He abused me.
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