Two Kinds of Love
It’s from last year but it is worth reading: liberal LA Times columnist Joel Stein: “[Conservatives] do love America more”.
“Conservatives feel personally blessed to have been born in the only country worth living in. I, on the other hand, just feel lucky to have grown up in a wealthy democracy. If it had been Australia, Britain, Ireland, Canada, Italy, Spain, France, Luxembourg, Belgium, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Japan, Israel or one of those Scandinavian countries with more relaxed attitudes toward sex, that would have been fine with me too.”
But don’t think for a second that he admits his “just feeling lucky to live in a generic wealthy country” love is not something to be proud of. He goes on to argue why it’s the true love, despite saying that he loves Sweden more.
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