... or what is patriotism Today, our country is once again in a difficult historical situation. The socio-economic situation of the state does not allow not only to provide a decent life for its citizens, but also to simply maintain and develop the only thing that can protect us from external threats - the Russian Army and Navy. Today, the Armed Forces often survive on the naked enthusiasm, soldier's ingenuity and loyalty to the Motherland of military personnel who consciously and stoically take on the hardships of military service, guided by the principle of " Who, if not us?". It would seem that in such a situation it is necessary to support the state in every possible way from within, to tolerate and believe in improving the situation, or at least "not to harm". In fact, there are a lot of individuals who open up old wounds on the body of Russia, publicly condemn any actions that can lead to the revival of our state, and open up ulcers that have not yet healed. The main mouthpiece of such heralds is the once beloved and popular democratic mass media. Take for example the situation with the death of the Kursk nuclear submarine, when a number of Russian media outlets engaged in a race for fried facts, publishing idle speculation, criticizing official information and announcing the death of the Russian Navy. Such a pursuit of ratings not only violated all the ethical framework of journalism, but also created information chaos. All this strongly affected the nerves of the citizens of our country. And how did this affect the native submariners?.. And in this political battle, in a virtually created situation of a dying state, in one of the TV shows, a boy of about twelve in an interview with a correspondent says that the first place for him is not personal well-being, but the well-being of Russia. That this is naivety. No. Patriotism. What is patriotism? This concept in our state has never required long explanations. Thus, in the Explanatory Dictionary of the living G ... Читать далее