Monday I am a free man, beholden to no tribe, group, country, state, territory or government save that which I choose of my own volition. I am beholden to no code, ideology, dogma, morality, logic, reason or law that is enforced by others, no matter who they are or what their claimed standing. I am not the property, chattel or subject of any external authority. I am … [Read more...]
Patriotism
Wednesday Patriotism is defined as loyalty (vigorous support) for one’s country. But that is not the same as loyalty to a government, or even a form of government. And really, is isn’t even loyalty to a country, for who is loyal to grass, trees, rivers, hills or weather? No, real loyalty, reduced to its essence, is to a way of life, to a culture. That is what the … [Read more...]