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We often think of patriotism as loving our country. But what if our country is going completely off the rails? What if our culture and society is so broken and divided that we can’t even agree on why we should love our country and how best to express that love?

In this episode, we take a look at patriotism through a different lens - one that might be more satisfying, settling and capable of navigating the ethical and moral questions that arise when our country is headed in the wrong direction.

This perspective involves looking at patriotism as a form of piety - meaning it’s not necessarily about feeling the love, but more about acknowledging and honoring a debt that can’t possibly be repaid.

Our guest is Dr. Sarah Houser, professorial lecturer in the Department of Government at American University in Washington, DC. Dr. Houser’s areas of expertise include patriotism and the nation-state, and she’s the author of the forthcoming book Recovering Patriotism: Friendship and the Politics of Place.


Resources

Dr. Sarah Houser (biography)

A Tour of the Summa: Piety

“What St. Thomas Aquinas teaches us about patriotism”, The Catholic Herald (July 2019)

“White House accused of US Flag Code violation over Pride Month display”, Fox News (June 2023)

“POLL: Majority of Americans disagree with Colin Kaepernick's protest”, CBS Sports (September 2016)

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Neuvostoliiton hyökkäyksestä 30. marraskuuta 1939 alkanut talvisota oli lyhyt ja intensiivinen tapahtuma, joka sitoi lottavoimat maanpuolustustehtäviin. Tässä Arkistopodin jaksossa Kirsti Kuusela, Kaarina Juonala ja moni muu lotta muistelee sota-arkeaan niin talvi- kuin jatkosodassa. Tarinat ovat peräisin Orimattilassa tehdyn lottaperinnekeräyksen aineistosta, jota säilytetään Kansallisarkiston Hämeenlinnan toimipaikan arkistossa.

”Oli opittava havainnoimaan lentosuunnat, koneitten lentokorkeus. moniko moottorisia, tasoisia, hävittäjiä, pommikoneita, minkä merkkisiä, kansallisuus – omia, vieraita. Moottorien äänestä oli pääteltävä lentosuunta, jos ei kiikari tavoittanut.”

Näin tuntemattomaksi jäänyt ilmatorjuntalotta muistelee ensimmäistä päiväänsä kirkontornissa ilmatorjuntatehtävissä talvisodan alla.

”Torniin kiipeäminen neljä kertaa vuorokaudessa vaati terveitä jalkoja ja hyvää fysiikkaa sinänsä. Rappuja 206, teki 824 rappua päivissä. Runsaan 5 kuukauden vartiossaoloaikana kiivettiin ylöspäin noin 45 300 askelmaa ja toinen mokoma alaspäin. Ovat unohtumattomia muistoja!”

Arkistonäytteitä ääneen lukee Kristina Brushane, juontajana toimii Kare Salonvaara.

Kuusiosaisen Lottamuistoja-sarjan seuraava osa julkaistaan 29.4. Tulevissa osissa jatkamme Lotta Svärdin historian läpikäymistä Kansallisarkistosta löytyvien aineistolöytöjen kautta.

Jakson kuva: Ilmavalvontalotta Ellen Kiuru Lahdenpohjan ilmavalvontatornissa. Lahdenpohja 1942.07.11. Kuvaaja: Carl Rosenqvist (SA-kuva).

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