Extremely Patriotic Rock Stars

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I noticed that American television has changed a bit. It seems like there is more flags in advertising. More characters in prime time dramas are military, former military or related to military people. No plot involving a firefighter can go without mentioning 911. There's nothing wrong with it, really, it sometimes makes for awkward dialogue in an otherwise great drama.
In Canada, it seems our patriotism mostly centres around important hockey games.  I've been to several concerts where the the band gets everyone going by mentioning how great this country is, probably because their music can't generate excitement, I guess. 
Its funny how Canadian patriotism/nationalism/jingoism is sometimes linked to a long rant over what is wrong with this country and how the government is running us into the ground and usually at a Tim Horton's. (you got that right. you betcha. tell me about it. Oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah)

Edited by darren - May 21 2006 at 16:48

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darren Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: October 31 2005 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 452	Posted: May 21 2006 at 16:41
	I noticed that American television has changed a bit. It seems like there is more flags in advertising. More characters in prime time dramas are military, former military or related to military people. No plot involving a firefighter can go without mentioning 911. There's nothing wrong with it, really, it sometimes makes for awkward dialogue in an otherwise great drama. In Canada, it seems our patriotism mostly centres around important hockey games. I've been to several concerts where the the band gets everyone going by mentioning how great this country is, probably because their music can't generate excitement, I guess. Its funny how Canadian patriotism/nationalism/jingoism is sometimes linked to a long rant over what is wrong with this country and how the government is running us into the ground and usually at a Tim Horton's. (you got that right. you betcha. tell me about it. Oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah) Edited by darren - May 21 2006 at 16:48
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mystic fred Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: March 13 2006 Location: Londinium Status: Offline Points: 4252	Posted: May 23 2006 at 06:03
	i think 99% of British people are VERY patriotic, they run down where they live, they run down the government, the prime minister, they run down The Queen, Charles and Camilla, they run down everything, but if any foreigners DARE run down anything remotely British (excepting Camilla) WATCH OUT!!...YOU'LL GET A SLAP!!
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goose Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: June 20 2004 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 4097	Posted: May 23 2006 at 06:48
	True enough!

Visitor13 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member VIP Member Joined: February 02 2005 Location: Poland Status: Offline Points: 4702	Posted: May 23 2006 at 07:51
	^ Same goes for Poland; actually I think it goes for nearly every country.

Raff Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: July 29 2005 Location: None Status: Offline Points: 24391	Posted: May 23 2006 at 14:21
	True enough - the Italians are notorious for running down almost everything but the food and the artistic heritage of their country, but they can become very aggressive towards any kind of criticism from a foreigner. The typical response would be "Why don't you go back where you belong?"