  This isn't a sermon, just the tale of a personal revelation: While checking out a friend's online journal, I read some nasty comments about my country. Naturally, I was offended. And then I thought of the times when I had given a slight dig against my friend's homeland. Doh, guess I'm not so innocent either. I'm sure he would be ticked off, too. When I watch the news, and see politicians from both sides doing stupid things or yakking on about how one country is so much greater or smarter or moral than the other, I'm going to keep in mind that generalisations hurt people. And I don't need to hurt anyone to be patriotic. 
