I gave a speech in Los Angeles a couple of days ago and it went well. Before I spoke the crowd said the pledge of allegiance. I was at the front of the crowd and said the pledge too. Right after 'liberty and justice for all' the master of ceremonies began to sing God Bless America. We all remained standing and I noticed that many people still had their hands over their hearts. I didn't. I thought about doing it, but I had never done it before and I thought it would be a bit like doing it just because everyone else was...so I didn't. Well, someone noticed and sent around an email saying that I wasn't patriotic.
Gee. I guess I didn't know that there was a rule that you have to have your hand over your heart if someone sings God Bless America.
This is what Communitarianism looks like. Community policing. Making rules for community members and enforcing them with peer pressure, gossip, shame, and reprimands. Later, when the community is more dominant, the enforcement becomes law, and violations are punished more severely. Like smoking in your apartment--now you can be evicted or fined. What will happen in the future? Communitarianism is enforcing the rights of the community to the detriment of the individual.
I don't think that anyone would seriously question my patriotism. My work is clearly dedicated to my country. But look at how easy it is to become a communitarian---as long as it's YOUR community rule that gets enforced.
Gee. I guess I didn't know that there was a rule that you have to have your hand over your heart if someone sings God Bless America.
This is what Communitarianism looks like. Community policing. Making rules for community members and enforcing them with peer pressure, gossip, shame, and reprimands. Later, when the community is more dominant, the enforcement becomes law, and violations are punished more severely. Like smoking in your apartment--now you can be evicted or fined. What will happen in the future? Communitarianism is enforcing the rights of the community to the detriment of the individual.
I don't think that anyone would seriously question my patriotism. My work is clearly dedicated to my country. But look at how easy it is to become a communitarian---as long as it's YOUR community rule that gets enforced.
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