Even if you do not like the president of the United States you should support him. And it offends me that you would call me an idiot for supporting MY PRESIDENT. America is the best country to live in. If it wasn't, we would not have as many people moving here from other countries as we have. Seriously, stop being jerks. Support your country if nothing else. If you don't want to support your country and your president then move and let the people that actually love this country live here.
2006-10-23 10:30:03 · 22 answers · asked by blahbluep 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
Well said. Regardless of party affiliation the worst thing we, as a country, can do is not support our president.
2006-10-23 10:35:27 · answer #1 · answered by only p 6 · 0⤊ 4⤋
Blah, blah, same old argument -- "if you don't like it, leave!" Well guess what, this country was founded on the principle that we can all have our own opinions, and not have to leave. Even if we disagree with the president or anybody else (including you). Now, I personally wouldn't call you an idiot for supporting the current president, but I would seriously question why you would do so. This president has blatantly defied the consitution (numerous times -- his latest "signing statement" where he says he will ignore a law passed by congress, roundly condemned by even his own party, is just the latest example). He has run us deep into debt, all owned by foreign countries, he's gotten us into a war that's unwinnable and has cost thousands of our brave soldiers' lives for no reason and with no way out, he's helped his rich buddies while hurting poor and middle class americans...why support him?
I'll defend your right to speak your mind, why are you so anti-free speech? That's what America is, and though I won't ask you to leave if you don't support that idea, I will simply tell you that if you're going to live here you have to put up with that :)
2006-10-23 17:35:24 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Yes, support your president, such as you would support a person with a mental disability.
I really raise my eyebrow when people say USA is the best country to live in. In fact, I think my eyebrow has chipped the paint on my ceiling, more often than not here in Yahoo! Answers.
Sure, USA is a decent place. Not really safe, and the climate is too warm. But! You can still find basically the same stuff in the supermarkets there, so yes, nothing wrong with the USA, as a place to live in. However, for me personally, it just has too many drawbacks.
Now, if I moved to the USA, say for working on a project that is holding my interest for the moment, would I be asked to support or leave the US governments actions?
Perhaps USA isn't as mindful of these things, but having ideas like telling people who oppose the government for a reason or another to leave, is supporting fascism.
2006-10-23 17:43:23 · answer #3 · answered by dane 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Are YOU for real? I might have asked people like you the exact same question when Clinton was president (and things were actually going WELL in the country unlike under Bush). Loving your country has nothing to do with loving your government. Give me a break man....
If you can't accept opposing views then maybe you should move to a dictatorship like Iran or N. Korea - you're the just the kind of citizen that those governments are looking for.
2006-10-23 17:36:12 · answer #4 · answered by Brooks B 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
George Bush is the president of 300,000,000 people. Not just the 50,000,000 who voted for him. That includes democrats, that includes libertarians, that includes atheists, that includes homosexuals, that includes everyone else who doesn't agree with him. And for you to say that anyone who doesn agree with YOU should leave the country is beyond arrogant. Who the hell do you think you are? This country will cease to be a great country if people no longer stand up and say something when the President or congress is wrong or not doing their job. That's YOUR job as part of this society. Or would you rather sit on your a** and talk about what a wonderful guy MY PRESIDENT is and not hold him accountable for his policies? THAT'S Unamerican.
2006-10-23 17:49:23 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
WIth this awesome freedom we have in the country we have an equally as awesome responsibility to make good decisions regarding our leaders and to police our government. Just because someone is in charge doesnt mean we should support them if they are wrong. Kinda the thing we tried to get across to the Japanese during WWII. Their emperor was wrong, their innocent citizens in two major cities suffered dearly for it. When our leaders, all the way from school board members to president of the United States, we have a right, a duty, a moral obligation, to point it out when they are wrong.
2006-10-23 17:36:26 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Dissent is a long and honorable tradition in US politics. This country was founded by dissenters, freed from England by dissenters, and its most important social progressions have been made due to dissent.
The President of the United States is a man. He's not infallible, he's not appointed by God, and he's perfectly capable of making mistakes - and in the case of this president, he's more likely to make them than most.
I express my love of my country by supporting the Constitution upon which this country was founded, not the murderous bigot currently inhabiting the White House. I dissent because I KNOW that we can do better than George W Bush, and I KNOW that we are on a path to destruction if we continue to follow where he leads. If I did not dissent, if I did not speak out, then I would be betraying our country, not serving it.
2006-10-23 17:39:59 · answer #7 · answered by triviatm 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
no you do not have a duty to support the president if you do not like him, he's just an elected offical, not a king or queen, the USA is not a monarchy, and even if the USA is the best country in the world it can always be better
2006-10-23 17:36:15 · answer #8 · answered by Nick F 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I wont call you an idiot for supporting an idiot, but I will tell you this. supporting the country IS being critical of how it is run. thats what is so great about our country. WE are supposed to own the country, not greedy politicians.
2006-10-23 17:32:10 · answer #9 · answered by Bistro 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
How can you blindly support your president NO MATTER WHAT. Would you have/did you support Nixon, even though he was corrupt? That's the thing about democracy you see, you can criticise the people in power, especially if they're inept, foolish and greedy like Bush is. 50% of people voted for him, which means 50% of people voted for Kerry - EVEN THOUGH he was an absolute imbecile - and which means 50% (more like 60% now) of US citizens hate Bush.
Blind patriotism is for fools , and those who trust their glorious leaders to do all the hard things, like independant thought.
2006-10-23 17:33:56 · answer #10 · answered by Mordent 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Stop being an Egotistic Nationalist. That kind of bull got a lot of people in trouble for following Hitler at other people's expense. Wake up and drink the rum.
2006-10-23 17:35:41 · answer #11 · answered by robert m 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋