i would argue that cultural narratives like patriotism & fundamentalism are tools for both good or evil, depending on a whole lot of things. Sometimes both!
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1/2 I could easily argue that almost everything is a tool to motivate people to a desired action. Superstitions were invented, in many cases, to protect people from the dangers outside a village, for example. In fact, one could argue patriotism was invented to protect from raiders.
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2/2 In modern society, there are not many cases where I can call religious fanaticism a positive, but I can easily demonstrate where patriotism can be. Agree or disagree as you wish. For me, I'm moving on and wish you a wonderful day/evening/morning.
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sure agreed, i’m just devil’s advocating for the sport of it, in real life I condemn fundamentalism , it’s always bad results with those guys & patriotism? That just makes me smile ruefully. Peace!
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i mean look at the Shakers! Brilliant furniture, true, absolute devotion to celibacy. Downside, procreation comes in handy, keeping the fundamental sect alive-wise. The Puritans were fundamentalist, views so extreme they were kicked out of Europe. You must see an upside to that one, right?
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