Why I am a patriotic American...stupid essay for school

So basically for my world civ class I have to write a 5 paragraph essay on why I am a patriotic American. Now I wouldn't say that I hate America.....but I dunno I'm not the most patriotic American. Has anyone been faced with something like this? If so what did you do?

I kinda wanna voice my opinion, but in a way I'd still follow the asignment and not fail.

 

lol you have to write that harsh
if it was me i'd voice my opinion but not be too anti american like have a balance of good things about america and the things about it which annoy you

 

Maybe you're a patriotic American simply by questioning how fucked up our government is? Standing up against a government that is trying to ruin our country is pretty patriotic, imho...

That's probably what I would write about if I was in your position...just a thought...

 

This is really stupid... the teacher starts with the idea that all the students actually are patriotic. Voice your opinion, that is what matters the most. Grades arn't worth shit, the important is the direction you wanna take.

School is for learning, right? Well learn to (intelligently) voice your true opinion.

 

The fact they want you to write an essay about why (not even if; WHY) you are a patriotic American is deeply disturbing. And for the fate of humantity I hope I am not the only one who thinks that way.

 

Thats appalling, my honest advice for you is this (or this is what I would do)


I am about as unpatriotic as it gets, I think love for your country is one of the worst most possesive kind of loves to have, not to mention that I am vehmently against our current government. So what I would do is right about why I absolutly despise how we run, look at all of the censorship and just all of the absolutley horrible stuff that our government does; and say that that is why your a patriotic american.

 

Yes, this does sound like propaganda.
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I think the U.S. has some great attributes...but the government is not one of them.

 

I dont believe in patriotism, to me that's the cause of some of the worst evils like fascism, racism and any form of discriminitation to anything different than your own country.But that's my opinion, I just would never write anything that goes agaisnt what I believe in.

 

Yeah. My thoughts exactly.
I would have a lot of fun
with that essay.

The best thing you can do for this country
is to protect it from it's government.

A small, unintrusive government
is what this country was founded on.
It's what we are promised as Americans.
The founding fathers would be ashamed.

 

Don't worry
No matter how you feel about this country, the teacher can not reduce your grade for your opinion.
That is what is great about America!!

 

ok 5 paragraphes on why i am NOT a patriotic anything

patriotism is the pride in where you were accidently born, nothing more & nothing less, patriotism is an illuisionary tactic used to controll masses. imaginary lines drawn in the sand that are suposed to seperate us from them. this is the root of virtualy all conflict.

the term patriotic american (or substitute any other term here) is used constantly by the media & officials in an attempt to brand all non patriotic americans as evil, this makespeople easily controllable. if your a patriotic american you will fight a war you dont believe in, just to avoid being branded unpatriotic. this escalates into allowing yourself to be told what you should believe in based on who your suposed to be patriotic to, which after all is solely based on the imaginary lines drawn surrounding the patch of dirt you were born on.

its the stignatism of patrioticisism (spelling?..lol) that allows governments to create such global chaos unchecked & wage wars for proffit motives. if the entire notion of being patriotic to a peice of dirt & whatever dirty bastards claim rule over said dirt did not exist, there would be no more causes, or acceptence, of wars. (edit to add) being forced to accept the patriotic role also includes being patriotic to those dirty bastards claiming rule over us whos intentions are usualy not entirely in the best interest of the global us as a wholem but more often then not push theyre own beliefs onto entire masses of people expecting blind acceptence based solely on patriotism.

this can be observed on a very basic level by looking at sports. 2 teams, fromthe same city in fact when put in a situation of battling eachother, each teams fans (citizens) automaticaly hate the others and are viewed as rivals, or enemies, for no other reason then theyre loyalties to a team. 1 team loses, the other wins & riotes break out, over nothing more important then a game.

defining who we are, and what we believe in solely based on imaginary lines around the patch of dirt we were born on, severely limmits our ability to understand & interact with the world as a whole, because as we define ourselves bythe dirt under our feet, we also define all others but the dirt beneath theyre feet, and the demonization of a hundred million individuals with diverse beliefs can be accomplished with a single word or phrase, filphy american, lazy mexican, cowardly french whatever, like a switch thrown, an entire mass of people can switch from good to evil based solely on who it is patriotic to hate that week.

the only true patriotic way to be is patriotic to the entire human race & the earth as a whole. every other patriotism is a tool masterfully weilded to control the minds & actions of millions by the limmited minds of a few whos vission cannot see beyond the imaginary lines they drew to define themselves & realize the earth is a whole. the most interesting partof the patriotism phenomena is that its often discussed bty the powers that be as the solution to global problems, when in fact it is the only cause of the problems, wether its national or religios in nature, patriotism serves only one purpose, seperating us into us & them, and creatting hatred directed atwhichever particular them its most proffitable to hate at a particular momment. along withthis they use fear as a tool as well, fear of our security from an imaginary them..which creates a very real threat tothe security of us (the global us, since the them is a made up concept by the few who benifit from it, wealth & power being those benifits) but the simple truthis that without patriotism, without the imaginary them, there is only us, & we have nothing to fear from ourselves as long as we do not allow ourselves to be defined by the dirt beneath our feet. it is impossible to muster hatred agains a million people you do not know unless you slap a patriotic label on them & assign them steriotypes based on the dirt between theyre toes.


ok, it needs a lil work but theres 5 parragraphs to get yastarted at least give ya ideas

 

Like everyone here, I agree that your essay topic sucks. Why I Am A Patriotic American? That's kinda stupid. Seriously. How does she know everyone in the class is patriotic? And what if there are people who aren't American? Maybe the essay is just her way of saying "You all should be patriotic Americans because I said so, and I'm the one who gives you your grades!"

If I had to write this essay, I would probably write something to the effect of "If I WERE a patriotic American, it would be because we had a First Amendment that allowed us to voice our opinions without being tasered or arrested; because we had a foreign policy that used diplomacy, rather than the mindless killing known as "war;" because we had immigration laws that didn't refer to anyone as "illegal" or an "alien," because people can't be legal or illegal, and no Earth-creature is an "alien" since we are all family; because our government allowed all consenting adults to marry each other regardless of gender... [etc.]"

I'm sorry your essay topic sucks so much. But good luck with writing it, while staying true to yourself and your values!


By the way, that was an awesome essay, soaringeagle.

 

It really doesn't matter do you live in Iraq or U.S.A. You just should tell that your not patriotic.

 

I'll write your essay.

I'm guessing this essay is supposed to begin with, "I am a patriotic American because..." but if I started it that way I would be flat out lying. What is a patriotic American anyway? This term (coined by the media) is almost always used to describe a person who supports the government, funds the military and has a red white and blue flag on the bumper of their car. If you're not willing to sacrifice your life to defend some imaginary lines in the sand, you're not a patriotic; therefore I will not classify myself as being so.

"What's wrong with that?" you may ask. The fact that the answer isn't obvious to you is a perfect example of why America isn't as honest and free as it's cracked up to be. Open your eyes to the tell-tale signs. Did you know that an exaggerated sense of/pride in nationalism is one of the major characteristics of the government system known as fascism? Well, now you do.

While we're on the subject of fascism (and how it may be a larger part of our government than you think) we must turn to an establishment all "patriotic Americans" fund and support; the military. The glorification of warfare is another thing often associated with fascism. When you support the army you support war, and that's something any good patriot can't get enough of. But as for me, I won't let the possibility of being labeled as unpatriotic scare me into comprimising my beliefs.

Enough about that. The next ground I want to cover is the walling-in of our country. Borders borders borders, border patrol, border crossers being killed, border crossers being deported, borders borders borders; that's all we ever hear about in the news today. And as a strong believer in equality and unity, I refuse to support the furthering of universal peace.

Last but not least, I am not an American patriot because I reject America's rigid, go-to-church-every-sunday-straight-laced-button-down values. I accept my self as a free, limitless individual with a life to live. I do not support the religious discrimination present here, nor the lack of separation of church and state. And as a free-thinking individual I do not believe you have the right to fail me for having an opinion that differs from yours.

Peace.

 

why im a patruitic american

the patriot act allows people to be jailed without question if they seem unpatriotic.

i dont want to be a political prisoner

i cant afford to move to belize

like most americans i find it easier to just say & believe what im suposed to, not make waves & allow my government to run rampant rather then risk scorn & jail being branded unpatriotic

terrorists terrify me, especialy those who would jail me for my thoughts

i'm a patriotic american because, under the patriot act, by writting an essay saying im not, i could be jailed.

yay for patriotism, isnt it a beautiful thing?

 

Main Entry: pa·tri·ot·ism
Pronunciation: 'pA-trE-&-"ti-z&m, chiefly British 'pa-
Function: noun
: love for or devotion to one's country




Main Entry:
1coun·try Listen to the pronunciation of 1country
Pronunciation:
\ˈkən-trē\
Function:
noun
Inflected Form(s):
plural countries
Etymology:
Middle English contree, from Anglo-French cuntree, contré, from Medieval Latin contrata, from Latin contra against, on the opposite side
Date:
13th century

1: an indefinite usually extended expanse of land : region <miles of open country>2 a: the land of a person's birth, residence, or citizenship b: a political state or nation or its territory3 a: the people of a state or district : populace b: jury c: electorate 24: rural as distinguished from urban areas <prefers the country to the city>

so, is patriotism the love of the land? or the love of the government?

america is a beautiful country in spots, kinda ugly in others, but theres places i love
ofcourse the same is true for every place on earth
would i say im also a patriotic antartican just cause i think antartica can be beautiful?

if it wasnt branded unpatriotic to not love the government how many could ever say they loveeverything about theyres?

patriotism is a tool of terror, and a weapon of mass destruction

by this i mean, every death in war is the result of patriotism, claimming the lives of hundreds of millions over centuries of warfare... mass destruction..the weapon being human lives whos only reasons for dying is to prove patriotism. and why would anyone throw away theyre precios life over a pretty peice of land all the while blowing holes in another pretty peice of land?
this is where terrorism comes in, from birth, through school, assignments like this one seek to drive the notion along that patriotism is a good thing, & to be unpatriotic is to be against your fellow americans, being against all your neighbours, hated is terrifying. even if you are not against anyone, least of all strangers you never met.
through terrorist tactics of manipulating facts, & oppinions we are scared of being invaded by a mythological "them", and are told over & over that only our way of life is valid, & all the world is out to destroy that.
in many this leads to believe that death is prefferable to being anything other then a good american puppet. a pawn in the never ending striggle for domminence in spreading our way to them even if they are just as happy & committed to theyre way.
its this notion of threat that fuells the terror,
and like all good terrorists the goverment is happy to increase that terror any way they can to bully the masses into submitting to umthinkable acts

waving flags & inspiring patriotism has 1 goal ultimately, to get you to take up a gun, point it at a man, & forget that hes a brother a son, a freind to many and only see him as another one of "them"

bang bang bang, patriotism marches on, leaving behind a stream of blood & wasted lives

 

Go Soaring Eagle!!!!
Right on!!!!
Amen!!!!!

 

Lots of awesome replies.
I did a search of patriotism and protest and came up with these articles:
Protest is Patriotic 1
Protest is Patriotic 2
The Patriotic Protester
Don't be deceived by the game of war

And then there's this quote by Martin Luther King:

"All we say to America is be true to what you said on paper. If I lived in China or even Russia, or any totalitarian country, maybe I could understand some of these illegal injunctions. Maybe I could understand the denial of certain basic First Amendment privileges, because they haven't committed themselves to that over there. But somewhere I read of the freedom of assembly. Somewhere I read of the freedom of speech. Somewhere I read of the freedom of press. Somewhere I read that the greatness of America is the right to protest for rights."

Hope this all helps. It'd be cool if you showed us what you end up writing and let us know how it goes over.

Good luck.

 

Wow thank you so much. This has helped a lot. I just read this whole thread in one sitting so I've got like a thousand different ideas going on in my head but I'm gonna try and sort it out and write the essay now. Again, thank you.

And I'll be sure to post it when its done and let you know how it goes over with my teacher.

EDIT: Actually right now I'm looking for a good quote to open with. At first I was thinking of a quote from one of America's founding father's that would contradict America today or something like that but thats not going too well.