- If you dislike America so much why don't you leave? [finding an appropriate philosophical response to this question]This question seems to tie into weather patriotism is a specific gradation in love of place. Patriotism seems to be a special love or favor of a place to the detriment of other places. Which is a more extreme form of attachment to a place than simply liking it more than other places, but not letting that get in the way of moral judgments.
This is the place that I am from, and though I do not agree with the polities actions that does not man that there is not a nonpolitical culture that I am involved in.
Even more practically, moving is a bit of a hassle.
Wednesday, October 3, 2012
Q&A Four Question Two
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Meep. typos.
ReplyDeleteAnyhow, my answer is generally something akin to this:
Firstly, not all people who notice that something is wrong flee from it. Many people would rather stay and raise awareness and try to fix the issue.
Secondly, that's not actually what America is about. Freedom is the right to disagree with a majority. If you are forced to agree with a majority, you are not free. I will thereby exercise my freedom by disagreeing and choosing to stay here.
Thirdly, living here and receiving my education here, given that I was born here, is the most practical thing for me to do at this point in my life.
Fourthly, I plan to leave as soon as it is convenient for me to do so.