Just in case you think my current interest in songs about Canada has someone changed me let me assure you that Cathy the Cynic is alive and well. Case in point: Would truly patriotic Canadians litter their streets of the very country they so loudly professed to love?Monday morning showed those very streets where the day before Canadians clad in their red maple-leafed apparel proclaimed their love to their country, now strewn and blanketed with garbage.
Patriotism is more than just waving red mittens and jumping wildly when a camera rolls over you. It is invested commitment to your country that involves giving back to your community in whatever way you are best able to carry out. It is turning out to vote at all three levels of government. It is respecting and honouring our veterans regardless of your views of war. It is respecting your environment and striving to keep the water and land clean.
Patriotism isn't solely about the decibel level we can cheer at but more about the commitment we can show on an every day basis.
Perhaps this new-founded enthusiasm can be an impetus for a deeper, thoughtful, and more dedicated form of patriotism.
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