Why MBA? 读“申请结束，梦想继续”有感

爱国主义? hehe...I think this is the BIGGEST culture difference between East and West.

National identity, in the Chinese sense, is inherited, you are either born chinese or you are not.  Even some Japanese/Korean/Western ppl later in their life for whatever reason decide to carry a chinese passport, they are still not considered as Chinese.   On the other hand, even if you have never been a Chinese citizen, even if you are born in the States, but because you can speak Chinese, because your parents are Chinese, thus, you are naturally accepted as one of the Chinese.

This is not the case for Americans.  USA is a nation formed by immigrants, everyone has a different background.   They come together because of common interest.  When someone say Americans are very patriotic, it not necessarily means defending their government or their country per se, it is more like Americans are defending their way of living.  They have chosen their way of living, that is why they immigrated to USA, and they are willing to defend it.  Simple as that.

I am not saying which one is right or which one is wrong...I am just trying to point out the difference.  Since alot of ppl here don't seem to understand american way of thinking..

this is so vague.....

Let's say years down the road, there is an interest conflit. 

On the one side, you have your close friend/co-worker for the past decade, who is White american.  On the other side, you have someone from China who you have never met or known.  If there is no right or wrong on this issue, and if you can only choose one side, whose interest are you going to defend? your close friend, even though he is white? or that total stranger from China, even though you have never met him before?  

Tough choice, hum?

This is a gobal world, a global village.  Your life is more about your family and your friends, less about your ethnicity or your nationality. 

一堆英文... ...

没劲，中西合璧也好，全盘西化也好，检验哪一种思路更好的标准是什么，是实践，哪一种道路，哪一种思想更利国利民也不是讨论可以说服对方的，爱国心是一种情感，有这个心的人，无论开始就志存高远还是坚持修身齐家的顺序，最后我相信都不会是反效果，反而借助民族主义或者爱国主义的幌子做出很多不实在，唱高调的事情在国家的历史上发生太多次。

我觉得简单说，每个人照顾好自己，努力提升自己，照顾好家人，关心身边的人，有机会为国家和社会的进步做点贡献，13亿人都能如此，不需要什么主义，八荣八耻，自然天下太平了，知识分子争论太多，行动太少，还不如很多贩夫走卒对社会做出实际的贡献，西学也好，中学也罢，民族大义，个人主义，每种想法都有他得道理，从方法论来看，每种方法也都有各自的利弊，端看你能做到什么程度，到最后都是殊途同归，埋头做事就好了吧。

ls说对，但是－－－－－美国人其实也有爱国主义教育的，比如美国大片，除了很黄很暴力之外，总是很＂真实＂的渲染人性的光辉，爱家爱国，特别是战争大片，搞的美国人都是上帝的使者一样，为自由为解放全人类．

另外，ls说到知识分子，我想在CD商学院的论坛上没一个是知识分子的吧，谁是知识分子，站出来！嘿嘿

一路看下来，got brain washed的还真多啊。。。。。。

无论是赞同爱国还是批评爱国，大家都好好想想究竟什么是“国”！！！

某些人为了实现个人的野心实现寡头政治，画了个圈圈，然后看到圈圈里的人们为他抛头颅洒热血呀。。。。

anway, 不要混淆“国家”和“政权”的概念。

btw,部分同意starbird。。。。。

last but not the least,祝CDers逐梦成真～

上了天涯再来这里，发现居然也有讨论这个的~~~~~~~~~~~~~·

巨汗

i agree with stq, i believe in individuality.