Isn't it possible to disagree with your governing administration and still be a fierce patriot?

Answer 1

Dissent is the highest form of patriotism - Howard Zinn.

Answer 2

I always taught my kids there is two kinds of respect, one for the position/authority of a person and one for the person itself. A patriot can disagree with the current leadership and still be a patriot as long as they both have respect and act in respect of the office.

Answer 3

Yes it is . We are all allowed to disagree with our country's government , especially since we live in a democracey . i honestly don't see anything wrong with it, you can disagree and still be a patriot.

Answer 4

Yes-you have the right. And it might help to stop corruption which can and does happen. Protect that Constitution -it gives you rights-don't let them change it.
Patriot is loyalty to your country-not the government who is elected but not always for the people.

Answer 5

Absolutely.

But one must tread carefully in a time of war, especially when the subject of disagreement is the war itself. Because then, the disagreement actually aids and abets our enemies.

For all the other stuff, disagree freely and vocally and have fun.

Answer 6

Think back to about how this country was founded (warning-history lesson ahead):

When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. --That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, --That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness.

I'm not going to quote the whole Declaration of Independence, which I have committed to memory, but the point is this:
This group of people got together and voiced their opposition to the leaders that were oppressing them and trampling their freedoms. From this, the US was born. Today, we call these men Patriots, but at the time, they were committing high treason, and could be put to death for writing this document.

Two quotes for you:

“The highest patriotism is not a blind acceptance of official policy, but a love of one's country deep enough to call her to a higher plain” - George McGovern

“You can support the troops but not the president.” - Tom DeLay

Those, like myself, who point out flaws in our way of life do so because they want to see our country live up to the promise of democracy laid out in our Constitution. To allow any less is contrary to what America truly stands for.

Answer 7

Yes. Our governing admin hasn't been really looking out for the the best interest of this country. I love America and hate Bush. He is just the President to me, and not my President.

Answer 8

yes,
the first patriots of this country strongly dissagreed with the gov.

this country is all about questioning the gov, if u always agree then u are just a mindless drone, not thinking for yourself.

Answer 9

The freedom of speech....I might not agree with you but I'll defend you're right to say it (which is posted BY this government that I may disagree with).

Answer 10

It is called Freedom of Expression, and is a respected right in democratic countries.