What Country Has The Most Patriotism???

[TheSheepdog]

i'm American and i love my country, but it seems that the patriotism isnt as strong as it should be and its only getting worse. How strong is the patriotism in your country?

I look at Australians and it seems that they are very patriotic.

[bignpisst]

Usa! Usa! Usa! Usa!

[The_One77]

Scotlanddddddddddd!!!!!!!


FRRRRRRRRREEEEDDDDDDOOOOMMMMM!!

[Abigor18]

everyone except America.

[Gibblets]

Israel.

[Donster]

Israel and Vietnam by far...

Vietnam is VERY patriotic. If you travelled there you will know what i mean...

[(o)./^\.(o)]

Americans aren't allowed to be patriotic, so they shouldn't even be in the running.

[nail3r]

Scotland!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[7Happy7]

japan, korea,vietnam, china.

[IraHays]

Mother Russia seems to come together quite nicely when threatened.

[nitr0x2]

Uzbekistan

[coreyhalliwell]

If you ain't drivin one of dem dere SUV's while you talk on dat dere cellphone while eatin' mcdonalds and don't come home to a lovin family and watch CNN and arent scared of dem dere afghani's with their little towels on dere heads, then why dont you get the hell outta here before i blow yer head off TERRORIST!

[The-Stig]

Vatican City?

[sonicology]

I wish I could say Scotland, but if we were so patriotic we wouldn't still be in a union with England.

Besides I was recently in Norway and they are way more patriotic than us

[gregdro]

poland

ill list about 100 reasons why

but its just POLAND

[payton34]

DUUHHH mexico, theyre so patriotic theyre making everyone in the us learn their language

[Abigor18]

Originally Posted by payton34

DUUHHH mexico, theyre so patriotic theyre making everyone in the us learn their language

LOL.

[BigNastyD]

Americans Are World's Most Patriotic People, National Opinion Research

Center at the University of Chicago Finds..

Americans are prouder of their country than are any other people in the world, according to a study of patriotism by the National Opinion Research Center at the University of Chicago.

The survey found that nearly 90 percent of Americans would rather be citizens of the United States than of any other country. That rating is the highest of the 23 nations studied for “National Pride: A Cross-national Analysis,” the largest and most comprehensive international study ever conducted on national pride.

The United States was followed by Austria, Canada, Ireland and New Zealand in the average ranking of two national-pride scales: the National Pride in Specific Achievements scale, which asked questions related to pride in achievements in 10 areas, and the General National Pride scale, which gauged people's assessment of their country's national identity and purpose.

The 23 nations were surveyed in 1995 as part of a study by the International Social Survey Program, an organization of survey researchers. The results in this study are based on national, probablility samples of adults living each of the countries. Over 28,000 people were interviewed worldwide. The survey results were gathered and analyzed by Tom W. Smith, Director of NORC's General Social Survey and ISSP Secretary General. He is co-author of the report with Lars Jarkko, an undergraduate at the University of Chicago.

The rankings on the National Pride in Specific Achievements scale showed that people in Ireland have the highest amount of pride in specific achievements, with a score of 39.3 out of a possible 50. The Irish were prouder of their nation's sports, arts and literature, history and their record of being a fair and equal society than people in any other nation.

Americans, with a score of 38.5, rated their country tops in political influence, economic performance, scientific and technical accomplishments, and the ability of the armed forces. Canadians, with a score of 37.5, gave their country the highest rating for democratic values, while Austrians (36.5) rated their country at the top for its social security program.

“While America's position as the remaining superpower and world's largest economy clearly plays an important role in this top ranking, an important element of idealism also spurs pride in the U.S.,” Smith said. “Unlike most nation states, which were built up around a primordial tribe, the U.S. is based on a set of shared ideals.”

Results from the National Pride in Specific Achievements scale show Anglo-Celtic countries at the top of the list, as well as other stable, prosperous democracies. Others at the top are New Zealand (36.4), Norway (35.2), Great Britain (34.7), the Netherlands (34.6), Japan (34.5) and Spain (33.1).

At the bottom of the list are nations of the former Soviet bloc. The bottom five in national pride are Hungary (28.4), Slovakia (28.2), Poland (28.2), Russia (28) and Latvia (27.8).

The low rankings in the former Soviet bloc nations probably reflect the disappointment of people in how their nations are faring after the collapse of communism. “For years, people in Eastern Europe were told they were living in model worker states. The fall of communism made them realize how wrong that assessment was. That realization hurt their national self-esteem,” Smith said.

In the middle of the National Pride in Specific Achievements ranking are the Philippines (32.4), West Germany (32.2), Sweden (31.6), Bulgaria (31.4), East Germany (31), Slovenia (30.9), Italy (30.5) and the Czech Republic (29.5).

The surveyors divided the data in Germany to determine if East Germans responded to national pride questions as other former members of the Soviet bloc, or if they responded like West Germans. The most striking contrasts between East and West Germans are in their views about sports and arts and literature. East Germans gave their country a higher rating in those areas than did West Germans. West Germans rated Germany higher in social security benefits than did East Germans.

In the second part of the study, the General National Pride scale, Smith found few patterns among types of nations. That scale measured the ways in which national groups view their own history, assess their contemporary international influence, and gauge their national aspiration. The rankings of countries on General National Pride are less based on objective conditions than are the rankings of National Pride in Specific Achievements and more reflective of subjective, national self-assessment.

The General National Pride scale asked people if they would rather be citizens of their country than any other, if they feel their country is better than any other, if they would support their country even it is wrong, if there is anything that makes them feel ashamed of their country, and if they think the world would be a better place if other countries were like their own.

In the General National Pride scale, Austria had a score of 17.6 out of a possible score of 25. The United States was second (17.2), followed by Bulgaria (17), Hungary (16.7) and Canada (16.6).

Austrians were more likely than people of other countries to feel the world would be a better place if other countries were like their own, with 54 percent of the people holding that view. Americans were more likely to say they would rather be a citizen of their country than any other (89.9 percent).

At the bottom of the General National Pride scale were, in order, Italy (14.1), Latvia (13.9), West Germany (13.7), East Germany (13.6) and Slovakia (13.5).

[fatrat_uk]

Americans are saying they're not patriotic? Huh? You guess constantly say how great things are, or how great you are in things. You sound pretty damn proud and patriotic to me.

I'd say you're the most patriotic, in my eyes anyway... closely followed by England. Or 'Britain'.

Edit - ^Looks like i was pretty close.

[Abigor18]

Originally Posted by fatrat_uk

Americans are saying they're not patriotic? Huh? You guess constantly say how great things are, or how great you are in things. You sound pretty damn proud and patriotic to me.

I'd say you're the most patriotic, in my eyes anyway... closely followed by England. Or 'Britain'.

Edit - ^Looks like i was pretty close.

Americans are not truely patriotic in my opinion. not most of them anyways. they are just suckered into believing that if you are against terrorism, and wear shirts with American flag designs, suddenly you are some devout patriot.

[bballer55]

north korea

[RiK]

Originally Posted by Abigor18

Americans are not truely patriotic in my opinion. not most of them anyways. they are just suckered into believing that if you are against terrorism, and wear shirts with American flag designs, suddenly you are some devout patriot.

Acutally that is an excellent point. I was going to say it is easily USA but the patriotism is forced onto the population from birth, it's not 'realised'.

[BigNastyD]

Originally Posted by RiK

Acutally that is an excellent point. I was going to say it is easily USA but the patriotism is forced onto the population from birth, it's not 'realised'.

how is it forced onto the population? You cant even force kid a to say the pledge of allegiance in this country.

[Omar]

The palestinians havent had a country in almost 60 years and they would still die for it.

[RiK]

Originally Posted by BigNastyD

how is it forced onto the population? You cant even force kid a to say the pledge of allegiance in this country.

Instilled from birth. In the same way it's a fact a newly born baby wont be afraid of a lion, that is until it is capable of learning to fear them. From birth american children are taught to love their country. Children are extremely impressionable, they know nothing else than what they are told.

[ll ReNeGaDe ll]

Originally Posted by Omar

The palestinians havent had a country in almost 60 years and they would still die for it.

the Palestinians never had a country period.

[NumberTwentyTwo]

Originally Posted by (o)./^\.(o)

Americans aren't allowed to be patriotic, so they shouldn't even be in the running.

When American are patriotic, it's called ignorance

[RiK]

Denial further proves me point.

[NumberTwentyTwo]

Originally Posted by RiK

Denial further proves me point.

Now we brainwash newborns. Shoulda know

[NumberTwentyTwo]

Originally Posted by RiK

Denial further proves me point.

Now we brainwash newborns. Shoulda know