I felt the article Superpatriotism: The Importance of Being “Number One” , by Michael Parenti was a very interesting yet disturbing article. The article interests me because most of the people in my family have the attitude of a super patriot. Coming from a big family all four of my uncles could not afford to go to college in the 50’s and 60’s. Instead they chose to join the army. All of them fought and survived …showed first 75 words of 663 total…

…showed last 75 words of 663 total…are using the terrorist attacks as simply a cover up to get more oil. In conclusion, I believe that superpatriots are simply patriotic people who have a clouded image of what the government is actually up to. Superpatriots do not think for themselves. Reading this article really makes you think about war, tax increases, and other government imposed things on an everyday citizen’s life and what the motive is behind some of these actions.