[fourthwaveska]

My life experiences have made me incapable of empathizing with this view. My fellow citizens have never had my back, and I disagree with most everything they hold dear, as they disagree with most everything about me.

I don't hate America or its people, I'm just not that into them.

Patriotic people love to tell others "If you don't love America, leave it". Well, as my patriotic act to those great patriotic Americans .. I left.

[s1artibartfast]

Sounds like it was for the best. Are you happy with your new country? Any sense of patriotism there (using my definition)?

[fourthwaveska]

Nope. Nada. None. Zilch.

But enjoy singing some bad national anthem and crying while waving a flag or maybe killing someone who disrespects your flag, or whatever it is the patriotic kids do today.

We really have no country or stable home right now. Once we get to Spain we will love being there, but we will still hold no sense of patriotism.

I'm not willing to fight, murder, or die for a nation. Some people are wired that way, violent ideation of being a hero, dying for god and country or whatever, but it ain't me.

[zarkov99]

That level of detachment is only affordable to you because of the generations of people that fought, murdered and died for the nations on which you now can so comfortably live. Perhaps you think that work is done. Maybe you are right, at this moment, but if history is any guide, it could all change in an instant and you could need people who are willing to fight for your way of live.