how come anybody who disagrees with the administration is considered unpatriotic?

Question

whatever happened to the concept of free speech? isn't that what we are based on as a country? if you can't speak out against the government without reprisal doesn't that make us like communists?

Answer 1

Well that's where you run into the double standard of government. We the people are chastised for having an opinion different then theirs but the *** head Bush is allowed to open his mouth and let whatever he wants spill forth. Aren't you proud to be an American now?

Answer 2

What reprisal are you getting other then a different point of view? There is a definite line between using free speech to voice your opinion or disagreement and leaking secret information to newspapers so that our enemy knows our tactics. That's what I call unpatriotic. Free speech is part of what makes America great. Many soldiers have given their lives so you can keep that right. Too bad some of the leaders in the now far left Democratic party abuse this right by doing what I mentioned above. And some day we will find out who the leaker/s are. To put our military in even more danger then they are already in for political gain to me is unpatriotic. Tell me where I'm wrong?

Answer 3

Absolutely excellent Lobo... I hope you reproduce that response whenever questions like this arise. Excellent.

Kurley... I guess it depends on how you look at Free Speech. We certainly all have the right to Free Speech. How free is that speech if it costs other people their lives or threatens a nation both internally and externally? It gets pretty expensive then. For this reason I prefer to look at Free Speech as a priviledge not to be abused or used irresponsibly.

You have the right to speak your mind against the government.

What I would ask you is to take into careful consideration how what you say may impact others and our country overall. Some people make such inflammatory comments about our country, our people and our government that what they say actually emboldens our enemies. I am not saying this is the case with you but it happens and it puts all of us in *more* jeopardy when people do this.

As for being called unpatriotic? Are you conspiring with our enemies? Are you providing sanctuary to or financially funding individuals who desire to bring down our government? Unpatriotic (to me) means that a person is willfully trying to do either of these two things. I doubt you are.

People throw the word unpatriotic around about as much as they use the excuse of free speech to preach hate for our country and government. Cheapens the meanings of both.

All I would ask of you is think of the consequences of what you say and who may benefit from how you say it. Don't look at this as a Democrat -v- Republican issue. Look at it as a American -v- Anti-American issue.

I Wish more people would do this.

Answer 4

This is a tactic used by the Republicans to divide the country. For those that do not scare easily from the talk of terrorists and 911, they have devised a way to call into question everyone's loyalty to the United States. I for one am a patriot. I do not believe that the fore-fathers intended this country to be an empire. I believe that the freedoms we enjoy are due to the blood and sweat of soldiers who DEFENDED it. Not those who went out and plotted and decieved to impose our values on other countires. I support the war Afghanistan. That is a part of our defense, the same as Pearl Harbor.

Answer 5

Many soldiers have faught and died to earn you the right to say whatever you want. No it doesn't make you unpatriotic to disagree with the president or our governments policies. Do you love your country? Are you grateful to the soldiers that protect your freedom? These are questions related to patriotism. Men in authority will always think that criticism of their policies is dangerous. They will always equate their policies with patriotism, and find criticism subversive. Discontent is your right.
"To announce that there must be no criticism of the president, or that we are to stand by the president, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public" Theodore Roosevelt said that. Peace.

Answer 6

So, where the term of democracy in here?

If you proud to say that you are democratic that means the people have the right to voice out what they believe and think.

Unpatriotic is the only way used by loser politician like Bush to describe himself as dictactor and there is possiblity that USA will be next dictactorship or communist state. One party with one leader.

Remember Rome has been first democratic state turn to Fascist state under Italy regime that collabrated with Hitler in WW2. History never lies.

Answer 7

Finally here one person who can even think this way,
Be careful pal,
Ur plane may crash,
U can be found with drugs at home,
U can be invaded and raided by the IRS
If u are a communist, its ok.
U are against the Bush administration,
hell, That not only unpatriotic buddy,
Its Treason.

Answer 8

Not everyone will agree with your opinion. As part of your right to free speech, you must be prepared to receive positive, negative, and neutral repsonses to your ideas. If you don't like the feedback that you are getting from people, then you can exercise your right to shut up. You can't have your cake and eat it, too.

Answer 9

Free speech of course. However, there are consequences for your actions. You have the freedom to say what you wish. Everyone else doesn't have to agree with you. It is their free speech right to criticize you.

Answer 10

I personally would rather be considered "unpatriotic" than to agree with the government.