do liberals actually think they are patriotic?

Answer 1

I am a conservative and I have some liberal friends. Though we differ on certain issues we do have one thing in common and that is we are patriotic. There are extreme liberals that spew with anti American rhetoric and those that do not.

Answer 2

Maybe Patriotic Commies
But not Patriotic Americans

My Liberal Neighbor still flies the Soviet Hammer and Sickle

Answer 3

Liberals do believe in their country but they are not prone to fall under the hypnotic spell of propaganda which detracts from important issues at hand. We could be in a useless war for years and if one's popularity begins to wane all they have to do is bring up an issue like a symbol of patriotism such as a flag being burned to take the focus off of what is important and regain some footing with those that are susceptible to such tactics. Sound familiar?

Answer 4

I think you have two types of liberals: the misguided ones and the freaky ones. The freaky ones are people like Hillary Clinton who have an agenda and are dead set on seeing it through. Then you have some misguided ones who "just want everyone to be happy" and they think they need to implement social programs to take care of the world.

Freaky ones are too bull-headed to see how destructive they are and misguided ones aren't educated enough to see that social programs have never worked. I'm sure the misguided ones think they're patriotic but the freaky ones probably graduated from Stalin's School of Political Ideals and therefore think everything America currently stands for (capitalism, free speech, etc) is something evil that needs abolished.

Answer 5

There's like 100 million liberal people in the country, so obviously they don't all think one thing about anything.

Generally, they are more interested in being sensible than "patriotic." But yeah, obviously in a democracy that goes out of its way to protect free speech, it is most patriotic to improve government through dissent. That's why the Constitution encourages dissent.

Answer 6

They will be happy when they get the weak, quasi-socialist, splintered nation that is at the mercy of every other nation's (so the rest of the world won't be mad and hate us) interest. When the concern of the government becomes the rest of the world first, Americans second and the tax burden on every American is double they will be thrilled. They will be especially estatic when other nations like China and Russia begin to sap our markets and the worlds resources. Then, when the U.S. is just another little guy on the block, when Americans will face the spectre of foriegn invasions for the first time they will rejoice, for they have the America they want!

Answer 7

Read this and you tell me. Repukes are the ones that run this country down every time that the fool enough people or rig the election and get in power.

Liberalism is an ideology, philosophy, and political tradition that holds liberty as the primary political value.[1] Broadly speaking, liberalism seeks a society characterized by freedom of thought for individuals, limitations on power, especially of government and religion, the rule of law, the free exchange of ideas, a market economy that supports relatively free private enterprise, and a transparent system of government in which the rights of minorities are guaranteed. In modern society, liberals favour a liberal democracy with open and fair elections, where all citizens have equal rights by law and an equal opportunity to succeed[2]. Liberalism rejected many foundational assumptions which dominated most earlier theories of government, such as the Divine Right of Kings, hereditary status, and established religion. Fundamental human rights that all liberals support include the right to life, liberty, and property. In many countries, "modern" liberalism differs from classical liberalism by asserting that government provision of some minimal level of material well-being takes priority over freedom from taxation. Liberalism has its roots in the Western Enlightenment, but the term now encompasses a diversity of political thought, with adherents spanning a large part of the political spectrum, from left to right. In the context of economics, the term "liberalism" refers to economic liberalism, which is associated with the political ideology of liberalism itself.

Answer 8

Yes we proud Liberals are the patriots. The troops are the patriots doing what they were sworn to do....defend the Constitution Of The United States. (while their Commander in Chief, and Congress, here at home continue to shred it. The troops are trained to obey a Chain of Command. As we've seen clearly of late what happens to people with integrity (whistleblowers, as they're referred to so as to degrade and villify their integrity) be sure that many of said troops also don't believe it's" American" to 'invade' a Country that has not attacked or attempted to invade us. Period.

Answer 9

They are pretty gullible, so they probably do think they are. They are anti- Military, anti- current President, anti-family, anti- life, how can they be patriotic at the same time. They criticize the President to other countries, they used to hang people for that as traitors.

Answer 10

Yes, I think that I am patriotic.