{"article":{"id":10566,"heading":"True Patriotism Is The Opposite of Jingoism","author":"Paul H. Rosenberg","created":"2001-09-22 01:00:05","modified":"2005-08-15 00:39:05","last_modified":"Mon, 15 Aug 2005 07:39:05","article":"<p>Los Angeles Independent Media Center - news \r\n\r\n\r\n      \r\n\r\n      \r\n\r\n\r\n<\/p><table cellspace=\"5\" cellpadding=\"5\">\r\n   <tr bg>\r\n      <td width=\"530\">\r\n         <b>  \r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n         <table cols=\"1\" width=\"100%\" cellpadding=\"5\">\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n            <tr bg>\r\n               <td>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n                  <b>True Patriotism:<\/b><br>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n                  <b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Opposite of Jingoism\r\n<\/b><br>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n                  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<i><b>By Paul Rosenberg,<\/b> IMC-LA reporter.<\/i>\r\n\r\n\r\n               <\/td>\r\n            <\/tr>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n            <tr>\r\n               <td>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n                  <table cellspace=\"5\" cellpadding=\"6\">\r\n                     <tr>\r\n                        <td width=\"10\" bg>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n                        <td bg>\r\n                           <b>\r\nTrue patriotism differs from jingoism the same way that \r\nhealthy parental love differs from the sick obsession of parents\r\nwho live their broken, frustrated dreams through their children.\r\n\r\nTime and again it's been the dissidents \r\namong us, those most likely to be mislabeled \r\n\"un-American,\" who've been the true patriots\r\nand done the most to make America a light unto \r\nthe world.\r\n\r\nNow is no different, as we seek to articulate\r\na solution that goes beyond war to\r\neradicate terrorism at its roots.\r\n\r\n\r\n                           <\/b>\r\n                           \r\n                           \r\n                        <\/td>\r\n                     <\/tr>\r\n                  <\/table>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n               <\/td>\r\n            <\/tr>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n            <tr bg>\r\n               <td>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n                  <b>Beyond War: Eradicating Terrorism At Its Roots, With Justice For All\r\n                  <\/b>\r\n                  \r\n               <\/td>\r\n            <\/tr>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n         <\/table>\r\n      <\/b><\/td>\r\n   <\/tr>\r\n<\/table>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<table width=\"530\" cellspace=\"0\" cellpadding=\"6\" bg>\r\n\r\n   <tr bg>\r\n       <td>\r\n\r\n<table width=\"530\" cellspace=\"0\" cellpadding=\"6\" bg>\r\n   <tr bg>\r\n       <td>\r\n\r\n          <table>\r\n             <tr bg>\r\n                      <td width=\"210\" align=\"right\" valign=\"top\">\r\n                         <table width=\"100%\" cellpadding=\"7\" align=\"left\">\r\n                            <tr>\r\n                               <td>\r\n                                  <b>\r\n                                  <\/b>\r\n                               <\/td>\r\n                            <\/tr>\r\n                         <\/table>\r\n\r\n                      <\/td>\r\n                      <td width=\"300\">\r\n                           \r\n<b>True Patriotism<\/b>\r\n\r\n                         <p><b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/b><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/td><\/tr><tr bg><td><table><tr bg><td width=\"210\" align=\"right\" valign=\"top\"><table width=\"100%\" cellpadding=\"7\" align=\"left\"><tr bg><td><b><hr><br><\/b><p><\/p><hr><\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/td><td width=\"300\"><b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/b><\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/td><\/tr><tr bg><td><table><tr bg><td width=\"210\" align=\"right\" valign=\"top\"><table width=\"100%\" cellpadding=\"7\" align=\"left\"><tr bg><td><b><hr><br><\/b><p><\/p><hr><\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/td><td width=\"300\"><b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/b><\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/td><\/tr><tr bg><td><table><tr bg><td width=\"210\" align=\"right\" valign=\"top\"><table width=\"100%\" cellpadding=\"7\" align=\"left\"><tr bg><td><b><hr><br><\/b><p><\/p><p><\/p><hr><\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/td><td 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colspan=\"2\"><hr><br><p><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><\/table>\n","contact":"rad@gte.net","link":"","address":"","phone":"","parent_id":0,"mime_type":"text\/html","summary":"Time and again it's been the dissidents among us, those most likely to be mislabeled \"un-American,\" who've been the true patriots and done the most to make America a light unto the world. Now is no different.  It's no time to be on the defensive, when we represent the best of America, and America's best chance for peace, justice and security.","numcomment":3,"fileurl":"\/uploads\/2001\/09\/true_patriotism.htm","filesize":"18.2 kibibytes","article_url":"\/news\/2001\/09\/10566.php"},"attachments":[],"comments":[{"id":10582,"heading":"first comment!","article":"I know Paul likes comments, so here's a comment.\r\n\r\nFantastic essay!  Send it on up to the Utne or Salon or something.","author":"jk","parent_id":10566,"mime_type":"text\/plain","created":"2001-09-22 05:36:09","modified":"2001-09-22 06:00:05","fileurl":""},{"id":10600,"heading":"Thanks, Paul","article":"Someone had to say this.  Nice work.\r\n","author":"Marconi","parent_id":10566,"mime_type":"text\/plain","created":"2001-09-22 14:46:04","modified":"2001-09-22 15:00:01","fileurl":""},{"id":10624,"heading":"Say it, Paul!","article":"What a superb and insightful commentary.  Makes me proud to be associated with IMC-LA!","author":"Larry George","parent_id":10566,"mime_type":"text\/plain","created":"2001-09-22 22:26:59","modified":"2001-09-22 23:00:02","fileurl":""}]}