2006-07-31 23:52:52 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Government
So, based on your answers and the pathetic lack of oversight of this Republican Congress, I assume every last one of you is a Democrat..?
2006-08-01 01:14:17 · update #1
No. There is nothing remotely "patriotic" about unquestioningly believing government. The American right wing may claim the word "patriot", but there isn't a single real patriot in the whole lot of them.
2006-08-01 01:49:44 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe that it is the duty of every citizen to consistently challenge and ask questions of our government. I don't believe that our government or any government for that matter always tells its citizens exactly what is true. Yes we do trust details and statements from our leaders but unless the people of this nation or any nation are aware, and not apathetic, the government as a whole tends to leave us out of the loop and and then it's business as usual. I believe that well informed citizens can shape the type of, the direction of, and the purpose of our government.
2006-08-01 00:08:13 · answer #2 · answered by GREG C 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely NOT! That's the pathway to a dictatorship when people are blindly led. Malcolm X said "You're not supposed to be so blind with patriotism that you can't face reality. Wrong is wrong no matter who says it." I think that says it all.
2006-07-31 23:57:50 · answer #3 · answered by First Lady 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not Anymore!...We Never landed on the Moon...What really happened with JFK...it was all Propaganda!
Why would anyone truly believe this Propaganda-Churning Machine!!!
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2006-07-31 23:59:24 · answer #4 · answered by AlbertaGuy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
NO.... The founding fathers intended for us to question the government! To follow your government blindly is ignorance
2006-07-31 23:57:22 · answer #5 · answered by The Prez. 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No it is not, governments and leaders have there own interests and they misguide the people to achieve their ends, and innocent people blindly follow them in name of their country.
2006-08-01 00:01:41 · answer #6 · answered by wassizaidi 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no, patriotism like voting and citizenship is hard work. A true patriot wants the best for his country and works hard to get it - often disagreeing with what he/she is told.
2006-07-31 23:57:14 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Are you an American? If you are, you would know that your entire country was founded on a refusal to blindly obey.
2006-07-31 23:56:12 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Of course not. Dissent is patriotic. Question everything!
2006-07-31 23:56:02 · answer #9 · answered by The Man In The Box 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hell no! Its one's patrotic duty to question what we are told! Remember they told us Agent Orange was safe in Viet Nam!
2006-08-01 00:01:13 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋