Yes, in the Netherlands we have a culture of moaning about everthing. Youd beter not dare suggest sonething is good enough! This complaining is the only thing we are proud of. lol
(If we had patriotic songs worth remembering im sure i would have)
The problem is this, hoe do you fix something you are proud of? It seems a contradiction?
I'm not a big fan of patriotism in general, but something I noticed about the US patriotism is the tendency to call the US "the best country in the world". This crosses all political differences, e.g. I recall being surprised how Michael Moore was saying it in an interview or movie (when justifying criticising policy, he said he does it because he knows that America is the best country in the world). Even the most patriotic friends I have in other countries would typically not say this.
Best enough to even sing about it :)
Is national pride a problem now? I'd expect any country to have something like a national anthem and patriotic songs.
Sure, but kids don't sing them in schools and there's definitely nothing even remotely comparable to the Pledge of Allegiance.
Hell, in some countries even the national anthem has no lyrics but is purely an instrumental track (Spain being a notable example).
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Yes, in the Netherlands we have a culture of moaning about everthing. Youd beter not dare suggest sonething is good enough! This complaining is the only thing we are proud of. lol
(If we had patriotic songs worth remembering im sure i would have)
The problem is this, hoe do you fix something you are proud of? It seems a contradiction?
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I'm not a big fan of patriotism in general, but something I noticed about the US patriotism is the tendency to call the US "the best country in the world". This crosses all political differences, e.g. I recall being surprised how Michael Moore was saying it in an interview or movie (when justifying criticising policy, he said he does it because he knows that America is the best country in the world). Even the most patriotic friends I have in other countries would typically not say this.
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most countries anthems celebrate how they are the best, if that's what you're referring to.
I doubt it. In my experience, most national anthems highlight their nations struggle for independence.
Poland,
https://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/national-anthem/...
Netherlands,
https://www.classicfm.com/discover-music/periods-genres/nati...
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The anthem of my country claim us to be free, silent and green.
And oh, that people used to talk about us and that despite they don't anymore we are still a pretty nice place to live.