Patriotism versus religion

old hippy

I know a few and work with a few & my nightmare scenario would be having to go on holiday with either.

If you had to chose, who would you rather spend "quality" time with; a zealout (sic) or an uber patriot?

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar

a pompous hippy I guess.

im invisible

can i not have both??

old hippy

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar wrote: »

a pompous hippy I guess.

now, now. Play nice.

Pherekydes

A patriotic zealot! :pac:

bonerm

A zealot. At least there's the possibility that religion is worth believing in.

old hippy

Pherekydes wrote: »

A patriotic zealot! :pac:

I'd rather gouge my own eyes out. But good call etc

Seachmall

Zealot easily.

jimthemental

Patriot, we could stumble from pub to pub singing rebel songs

stovelid

Patrioti because they'd be more likely to beat up people selling you trinkets and would still go drinking and riding with you.

sensibleken

a zealot. they provide much better comedy value and are less likely to be wearing a celtic jersey and getting in random fights with a lampost

Shenshen

old hippy wrote: »

I know a few and work with a few & my nightmare scenario would be having to go on holiday with either.

If you had to chose, who would you rather spend "quality" time with; a zealout (sic) or an uber patriot?

I tend to run a mile when I see either, to be honest. And I don't see much difference between them.

stovelid

Shenshen wrote: »

I tend to run a mile when I see either.

Is it the sign above their heads that give them away?

Shenshen

stovelid wrote: »

Is it the sign above their heads that give them away?

Sometimes. They tend to be the sign-carrying type...

Kojak

im invisible wrote: »

can i not have both??

Sure you can - Al-Queda are hiring again i think.

NTMK

old hippy wrote: »

I know a few and work with a few & my nightmare scenario would be having to go on holiday with either.

If you had to chose, who would you rather spend "quality" time with; a zealout (sic) or an uber patriot?

Thats like choosing do you want to be shot in the left testicle or the right

Pompey Magnus

I don't judge a person solely on one aspect of their character. There are plenty of idiots among both groups, just like their are plenty of people who are atheists or who have no loyalty to their country who I would also have no time for.

I would find it pretty narrow minded to focus solely on one particular aspect of a person's life which they find important and, if I disagreed with them on that one point, to just write them off as not being worthy of spending time with. Variety is the spice of life and I'd far rather spend time with people who held a wide variety of beliefs and attitudes rather than just those who I completely agreed with.

Give me a heated but good natured argument among a group of people who disagree but respect one another's right to a differing opinion rather than the mutual back slapping and self congratulation that can go on when a consensus is achieved in a group simply by excluding anyone who doesn't agree.

Chuck Stone

Patriots by a country mile. Even though belief in countries could be viewed as just as absurd as belief in god(s).

strobe

Have to be a patriot, they have sex before marriage, wouldn't be pushed if they had to sing the national anthem during, has a good rhythm to it.

Turpentine

old hippy wrote: »

I know a few and work with a few & my nightmare scenario would be having to go on holiday with either.

If you had to chose, who would you rather spend "quality" time with; a zealout (sic) or an uber patriot?

Unfortunately both qualities are often not mutually exclusive.

old hippy

Pompey Magnus wrote: »

I don't judge a person solely on one aspect of their character. There are plenty of idiots among both groups, just like their are plenty of people who are atheists or who have no loyalty to their country who I would also have no time for.

I would find it pretty narrow minded to focus solely on one particular aspect of a person's life which they find important and, if I disagreed with them on that one point, to just write them off as not being worthy of spending time with. Variety is the spice of life and I'd far rather spend time with people who held a wide variety of beliefs and attitudes rather than just those who I completely agreed with.

Give me a heated but good natured argument among a group of people who disagree but respect one another's right to a differing opinion rather than the mutual back slapping and self congratulation that can go on when a consensus is achieved in a group simply by excluding anyone who doesn't agree.

Thought provoking.

Wolfe Tone

patriot, would be up for the craic