This article helped me to realize that many millions of people in my country are getting nationalism and patriotism confused. It’s easy to do, especially if you’re stupid and trust me, if you’ve been into Wal-Mart lately you know there are millions of stupid people hiding out in the USA.

I thought to myself, “before I post about this observation in my blog I should check out the definitions and see if people get them confused because their definitions are similar.”

Ha ha.

1. patriotism, nationalism — (love of country and willingness to sacrifice for it)

Very funny. It’s things like this that cause everyone to put US flags on their SUV and not complain when the US breaks international law to invade another country without compelling evidence that we are threatened. Because we’re ’special’.

I could go off into the vortex of the history of nationalism, but instead I’ll just say it with links.

Modern Drunkard Index

In the words of my colleague RK1:It goes down.

I must remember to read this one more timebefore I agree to get married.

Kurt Wenner makes some pretty sick 3D sidewalk art.

subversive cross stitch: people are cattle

I’m going to buy several fish tanks soon. I will then light my house by fishlight.

Karma?

Mohammad Ali Abtahi - Weblog
Check it out. Iran’s VP blogs, and includes secret photos with meetings with Eduard Shevardnadze. Note to self: learn Arabic.

This is compelling evidence that some Germans are very, very weird.

Mr Meiwes, a computer expert, met 43-year-old Bernd-Jurgen Brandes in early 2001, after Mr Meiwes advertised on websites for “young, well-built men aged 18 to 30 to slaughter”, the German daily newspaper Bild reported at the time of his arrest.

Mr Meiwes told investigators he took Mr Brandes back to his home, where Mr Brandes agreed to have his penis cut off, which Mr Meiwes then flambeed and served up to eat together.