Mamdani: Patriotism is about righteous dissent. Mamdani discusses the concept of patriotism and its relationship to demanding change in America, referencing the country's history and the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
"We see America each time working people demand more, not just for themselves, but for their fellow Americans. There are some who respond to those who ask for more from America with a simple refrain. Love it or leave it, they say. But patriotism has never been about pretending our nation is without flaws. Patriotism is every act of righteous dissent. It is every march led under the heavy sun. It is every protest held a decade before its time. It is precisely because we love this nation that we will not leave it. After all, who loves America more than those who have sacrificed so much to make it free? Today, I think not only of the 4th of July, I think too of the 9th of July. Five days after the Declaration of Independence was signed, it arrived here in our New York City. Redcoats had disembarked on Staten Island. More than 100 British ships loomed just offshore. Across the city, the Continental Army prepared for an invasion."
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Mamdani: Patriotism is about righteous dissent. Mamdani discusses the concept of patriotism and its relationship to demanding change in America, referencing the country's history and the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
