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How tremendous an influence this fact is likely to have on our moral and intellectual progress, we can now only conjecture.\n<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cIt is not simply the triumph of American democracy that we rejoice over,\u201d they concluded, \u201cbut the triumph of democratic principles everywhere.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>* * *<\/p>\n<p>Another interesting piece related to Independence Day appeared in 1925. An editorial titled \u201c\u201d took issue with the attempt by President Calvin Coolidge to establish a \u201cnational mobilization day\u201d on July 4 to test the nation\u2019s preparedness for war. Commending Coolidge\u2019s rejection of the army\u2019s first choice for the mobilization test day, November 11\u2014pointing out the hypocrisy of transforming into a preparation for future wars the anniversary of the end of \u201cthe war to end all wars\u201d\u2014<em>The Nation <\/em>argued that the values of the mobilization day were equally inappropriate for Independence Day.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Why pick upon the Fourth of July? The glorious Fourth was by no stretch of the imagination ever intended to be a day given over to the preparation for war, to the rattling of the saber. It was historically the day that America cut itself loose from what was considered a tyranny and a despotism exercised or typified by men in red, bearing arms.\u201d \u201cIt is a great nation play-day, when men wish to be on the sands of the shores or in the mountains or on track or field, and we do not think that this effort to make the whole nation\u2014for that is the real idea\u2014stand at attention and salute and goose step and fire blank cartridges will go down with the people\u2026<\/p>\n<section>\n<div>\n<div>\n<h2>Popular<\/h2>\n<p><span><span>&#8220;swipe left below to view more authors&#8221;<\/span>Swipe \u2192<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<ol>\n<li>\n<div>\n<div>\n<h3>\n<span>The US Had a Choice After 9\/11. It Chose Wrong.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                The US Had a Choice After 9\/11. It Chose Wrong.<\/p>\n<\/h3>\n<p>\nElie Mystal <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>\n<div>\n<h3>\n<span>The Bund and the Radical History of Jewish Anti-Zionism<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                The Bund and the Radical History of Jewish Anti-Zionism<\/p>\n<\/h3>\n<p>\nBooks &amp; the Arts<br \/>\n<span><br \/>\n                            \/<br \/>\n                        <\/span><br \/>\nBruce Robbins <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>\n<div>\n<h3>\n<span>Angie Nixon Is Fighting for the Right to Read<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                Angie Nixon Is Fighting for the Right to Read<\/p>\n<\/h3>\n<p>\nKatrina vanden Heuvel, John Nichols<span> for <\/span>The Nation <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>\n<div>\n<h3>\n<span>Hungary and the End of Politics<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                Hungary and the End of Politics<\/p>\n<\/h3>\n<p>\nBooks &amp; the Arts<br \/>\n<span><br \/>\n                            \/<br \/>\n                        <\/span><br \/>\nKim Lane Scheppele <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>There is a drift here which is sweeping this country along the very lines which the founders of the government dreaded.\u2026 What should be done with the Fourth of July is not to make it a day for turning out all the troops available, and as many unthinking civilians as can be formed into line, but a day for the reaffirmation of that distrust and dislike of permanent armed forces and of their glorification which actuated George Washington and all of his associates, none more so than Thomas Jefferson, the radical, the disarmer of the fleet, whom it is now the fashion to celebrate.\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>* * *<\/p>\n<p>Finally, in the summer of 1991, we published dozens of comments by prominent writers and progressive public figures on the meaning to them of the word \u201cpatriotism.\u201d Many contributors explored the tension between patriotism and internationalism, while others struggled to reconcile authentic patriotic feeling with an all-too-complete understanding of the ways in which their own countries repeatedly betray those loyalties. Read more of these meditations on patriotism from contributors like Christopher Hitchens, Katha Pollitt and Benjamin Spock :<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong>James Chace, professor at Bard College<\/strong>: \u201cPatriotism in the American grain might be embedded in the idea that America must act\u2014at home and abroad\u2014as an exemplar of liberty. To the extent that America violates this principle, it is the obligation off the citizen to dissent. For an American, I know of no other definition of patriotism.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Molly Ivins, columnist for <em>Dallas Times Herald<\/em><\/strong>: \u201cI believe patriotism is best expressed in our works, not our parades. We are the heirs of the most magnificent political legacy any people has ever been given. \u201cWe hold these truths to be self-evident\u2026\u201d It is the constant struggle to protect and enlarge that legacy, to make sure that it applies to all citizens, that patriotism lies. When some creepy little shit like Richard Nixon (whose understanding of the right of the people peaceably to assemble and to petition the government for redress of grievances is so profound that he proposed to send teamsters thugs and murderers out to \u2018break the noses\u2019 of antiwar protesters) becomes President, our heritage is diminished and soiled in such an ugly fashion. \u2026Vote, write, speak, work, march, sue, organize, fight, struggle\u2014whatever it takes to secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ishmael Reed, novelist<\/strong>: \u201cThe duty of the true patriot, a citizen of the world, is to expose nationalism as the village idiot of the Global Village.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jesse Jackson, president of the National Rainbow Coalition<\/strong>: \u201cThe true patriots invariably disturb the comfortable and comfort the disturbed, and are persecuted in their lifetimes even as their accomplishments are applauded after their deaths.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Gore Vidal, novelist and essayist<\/strong>: \u201cIt is very hard for most Americans to be patriotic when there is no agreed-upon country to cherish, only warring tribes and, over all, a National Security State to keep the lid on.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Carlos Fuentes, novelist:<\/strong> \u201cIf patriotism is a value, it manifests itself quietly, in acts of care and solidarity, in love for things both great and minute in one\u2019s heart, but without ever ceasing to discover the values one loves at home in other peoples and in other lands. But patriotism is more voice than silence, more criticism than irrational approval. You only criticize what you care for. Criticism and dissent can be a greater act of love than cheers and raised fists or stiff-armed salutes.\u201d\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/atlaslivingmedia.com\/?p=1072\">Accountability for the Gaza Genocide Can\u2019t Focus on Netanyahu Alone<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In a 2010 follow-up to that feature, <em>The Nation <\/em>asked you, our readers, what your own definitions of patriotism were; fourteen responses can be found here. A few samples:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong>Carole Heaster of Gordontown, PA<\/strong>: \u201cMy idea of patriotism is to work to assure that every citizen and visitor to the USA should be treated with the dignity of humanity that the Constitution intended, acknowledging that when one person is abused, we are all abused, and if we don\u2019t speak up, we are all guilty of that mistreatment. We are only exceptional when we care effectively for the least of ours, the poor, the old, the infirm, the disenfranchised, the orphaned, the jobless, the hungry, the homeless, the war-torn veterans and their families and those seeking asylum from abusive governments outside of our borders. We can\u2019t say this country is exceptional unless we each act in an exceptional manner towards our neighbors.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jerry Shapiro of New York, NY<\/strong>: \u201cPatriotism means nothing to me. It is a mindless acceptance of your role in a tribe (much like a religion or a cult). The progressive left has long wasted its time trying to prove that we are just as patriotic as the right. Let the right have patriotism\u2014it\u2019s as meaningless as most of the things they like to own. I would prefer a nation of thoughtful, compassionate people who care about the people they live with and the lives they lead. People who don\u2019t have to prove anything to anyone. People who support the nation when it\u2019s right, and oppose it when it\u2019s wrong.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Rick Nagin of Cleveland, OH<\/strong>: \u201cPatriotism celebrates the great cultural achievements of American writers, artists and performers. It celebrates our great athletes. It celebrates our great accomplishments in science and engineering. It celebrates and protects our country\u2019s natural beauties and resources. Nationalism is a bad thing. It is a belief in the superiority of our country over others. It is divisive, racist and anti-democratic. It is allegiance to the corporate class that dominates our country and pursues maximum profits at the expense of our people. Nationalism justifies imperialist wars of conquest and aggression. Patriotism requires a relentless fight against nationalism.\u201d\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Feel free to share your own thoughts on patriotism in the comments section below.<\/p>\n<p>* * *<\/p>\n<p><em>Subscribers to <\/em>The Nation<em> can access our fully searchable digital archive, which contains thousands of historic articles, essays and reviews, letters to the editor and editorials dating back to July 6, 1865.<\/em>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<footer>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>                Submit a correction<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>                Send a letter to the editor<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>                Reprints &amp; permissions<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>\n<div>\n<h2><em>Become a Sustaining Donor This September<\/em><\/h2>\n<p><span>Between the reemergence of right-wing red-baiting and Donald Trump\u2019s use of the chilling National Security Presidential Memorandum\u20137 to criminalize left political organizing, we\u2019re seeing McCarthyism reborn before our eyes. <\/p>\n<p><\/span><span>This assault on democracy cannot be ignored or wished away. 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If you donate $10 or more a month, we\u2019ll send you a brand new \u201cHands Off the Free Press!\u201d sticker to recognise your commitment to our cause. Please, donate today.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Onward,<\/p>\n<p><\/span><span>Katrina vanden Heuvel<br \/><\/span><span>Editor and Publisher, <\/span><i><span>The Nation<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span> Katrina vanden Heuvel<svg>\n<\/svg><br \/>\n<\/span>Katrina vanden Heuvel is editor and publisher of <em>The Nation<\/em>, America\u2019s leading source of progressive politics and culture. An expert on international affairs and US politics, she is an award-winning columnist and frequent contributor to <em>The Guardian<\/em>. Vanden Heuvel is the author of several books, including <em>The Change I Believe In: Fighting for Progress in the Age of Obama<\/em>, and co-author (with Stephen F. 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