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Superpatriotism

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City Lights Books, Sep 1, 2004 - History - 160 pages

Superpatriots, writes Michael Parenti, are those people who place national pride and American supremacy above every other public consideration, those who follow leaders uncritically, especially in their war policies abroad. Superpatriotism is the nationalistic hype propagated by officialdom, the media, and various flag-waving groups.

Parenti demonstrates how superpatriotism attaches itself to religion, sports, the military, the schools and big business. He questions whether its top politico-economic propagators are themselves really patriotic, given how they evade taxes, export our jobs, pollute our land and plunder the public treasury.

With incisive probing and a humorous touch, Parenti addresses such urgent questions as: What does it mean to love one's country? Why is it so important to be Number One? What determines America's "greatness?" He examines how US leaders and the corporate media fan the flames of fear to win support for huge arms budgets, global aggrandizement, and the suppression of political dissent at home and abroad.

Finally, he poses an alternative to superpatriotism, arguing that the real patriots are those who care enough to educate themselves about our country's history and its present plight. He reminds us that it is not "anti-American" to criticize unjust social conditions at home or oppose global policies pursued by our rulers. Rather it is our democratic right and patriotic duty to do so.

Michael Parenti is one of the nation's leading progressive political analysts. An internationally known writer and speaker, he is the author of 17 books, including Democracy for the Few (seventh ed.) and The Assassination of Julius Caesar: A People's History of Ancient Rome. He has also published over 250 articles in scholarly journals, political periodicals, popular magazines, and nationally known newspapers. He lives in Berkeley, CA.

  

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User Review  - Ben - Goodreads

Not as good as 'Democracy for the Few,' but Parenti makes some great points. Read full review

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Contents

What Does It Mean to Love Our Country?
1
The Importance of Being Number One
21
USA USA Sports for Superpatriots
43
Messianic Nation
65
Patriotic Fear
87
Are the Plutocrats Patriotic?
111
Rulers of the Planet
133
Real Patriotism
151
Copyright

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About the author (2004)

Michael Parenti, PhD Yale, is an internationally known author and lecturer. He is one of the nation's leadiing progressive political analysts. He is the author of over 250 published articles and seventeen books. His writings are published in popular periodicals, scholarly journals, and his op-ed pieces have been in leading newspapers such as the New York Times and the Los Angeles Times. His informative and entertaining books and talks have reached a wide range of audiences in North America and abroad.

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TitleSuperpatriotism
AuthorMichael Parenti
PublisherCity Lights Books, 2004
ISBN0872864332, 9780872864337
Length160 pages
Subjects ›  › 

History / United States / 20th Century
Political Science / General
Political Science / Political Ideologies / Nationalism & Patriotism
  
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