Nationalism and Patriotism – Completely Irrational…
I have to say I find both of these concepts as deplorable as any cult that you could name because what they seem to garner in their constituents is blind faith. There can really be no doubt that the masses are extremely susceptible to the, in my opinion, false ideals of patriotism and nationalism. I say false because the whole concept of country and “National pride” and the rest of that crap is nothing more than some megalomaniacs’ idea of a way to control the masses in a given geographical location for their own, usually nefarious, purposes even though it may not appear so at the first.
Why would a people, within some imaginary lines on a land or sea mass, conclude that those who live within those particular lines are superior or have a more superior society? Albeit, as societies go, there are those that are more preferable to live in than others but when you get right down to it they all take on some type of authoritarian form or character . Those in charge whether democratically elected, appointed or self appointed will, to one degree or another, subjugate the citizenry.
Even the great American experiment which, was supposed to create a government that was “by the people and for the people” was destined, from the beginning, to end in authoritarian rule. Once the a governing body is put into place it will end up being controlled not by “the people” but by “authoritarians” left or right — those who think they are more qualified to determine the course of others’ lives and must do so for their own good and the good of society. And furthermore, the “authoritarians” themselves are manipulated and controlled because of their own human susceptibility to greed and the lust for power.
Okay, I’m getting off course here. Let’s get back to why it is that people have this false allegiance to their “county”. Why, just because you are born in a certain geographic location would you feel duty bound to defend whatever system some group of morons control and have made themselves rulers of, in said geographic location? And why would you feel obligated to subject yourself to the laws and authorities that were put into place by people who have been dead for centuries? I propose it’s because you have been brain washed and are now unwittingly a member of the biggest cult in the world. The “Cult of Nationalism – Patriotism”.
When you consider how poorly the citizens are treated and that in almost all cases the fruits of their labors are taken from them by force, why on earth would the vast majority of citizens of a country continue to “Wave the Flag” and “Beat the Drum” proclaiming an undying love for their country? The only explanation can be that patriotism / nationalism is a cult and like any cult the members have willingly subjugated themselves because they have been made to believe they are on a superior path or some other load of crap supported by some idealistic historical narrative that makes them feel all warm and fuzzy inside. They have been made promises and have blindly believed that their leaders can and will deliver on promises to provide for them and lead them to the ultimate utopia. Isn’t it true? And when things aren’t going well they always fall back on historical fairy-tales playing them back, over and over again to remind the cult members of their “more grand purpose”.
Isn’t that what our politicians do, aren’t they really just underlings of some Grand Master who is pulling the strings having his prophets reinforce the prescribed mantras, while he continues to garner more and more power and wealth deceiving the masses into believing they need him that, without him they cannot have the things they seek. So the chosen leadership, duly elected from a pool (doesn’t matter who they choose) created by the Grand Master (nobody knows who he is. Like the Great Oz he hides behind a great crimson veil dripping with the blood of “Patriots”) beats the drums of patriotism and nationalism — “We’re the best…we are the greatest nation the earth has ever seen… bla, bla, bla and the little brain washed cult members cheer wildly while the Grand Master continues to rape and pillage sending his blind minions into battle all the while believing they are “serving their country”. NO! They ARE NOT! They are serving the Grand Master while he plays his global game of chess and they are just his little pawns to be sacrificed.
I don’t know about the rest of you Yahoos but the only thing I want from a government is to be left alone. I don’t need them for anything and neither does anyone else. But the brain washed masses have it all backwards. They think we need them to protect us and to keep chaos from ensuing and to keep the wealthy from running rough-shod over the poor — We don’t need them they need us. All governments are all parasites just as are the founders of a cult. They cannot exist without the host and “we the people” are the host.
What if we had no government? For starters we could keep the fruits of our labors. What a novel concept, to actually be able to keep what you’ve earned and not having jack-booted thugs telling you how much you get to keep under threat of fine or imprisonment if you don’t pay your “fair share”. Think about how much money would be back in the economy to start businesses, build roads, build hospitals and create industry which all means more for everyone. It’s called the free market and it actually works when the government doesn’t interfere but they have been interfering now for more than a century in this country and it should be more than evident to all what that government interference has cost us… Tens of Trillions
The government doesn’t produce anything and yet 50% of Americans today are on the government dole in one way or another which means the other 50% who are producing have to support them. Now does that seem fair? I don’t think so. This is why the cult is so strong. It has many members who are motivated by the fear of loss.
Governments (i.e. The State) are nothing more than crime syndicates which is really what a cult is with it’s blind obedience to the dictates of the leaders, to the confiscation of the members worldly goods and demanding that they “go out” to proselytize more members so they can bring in more money… so on and so forth. No matter what the form of government they are still nothing more than an organized crime syndicate. The cult may not hold a gun to anyone’s head but they usually employ some sort of psychological stress mechanism. They may be a little better than the government in that sense.
If we did half the things government does with the backing of their enforcers, we would be thrown into prison. Paying taxes is the prime example of course. If I hold a gun to your head and demand your money because my grandmother needs an operation I am still a thief. This is exactly what government does. They take our money by force and say it’s our duty to our country (more of that patriotism BS) and if we refuse we will be fined and or imprisoned for not giving the thugs OUR money so they can then divvy it up between them and their friends – e.g. lobbyists, welfare recipients, military contractors, bankers, big business and the like.
When will we free ourselves from this cult and pull back the veil? Actually the veil is beginning to come off and we can now see that the Emperor has no clothes but cult members are very difficult to convince. There are other ways to exist as a people in a geographic area, much better ways that don’t include serfdom. Nationalism and patriotism are a tool that the power elite use to control the masses and it has worked very well for them for a very long time but times-are-a-changing. We need to deprogram and thankfully the Internet Reformation as it has been call by some, can provide the means whereby we can free ourselves from this cult mentality that will ultimately lead only to our total enslavement to the Grand Master and his power elite.