why do these critics call themselves americans?

Question

these people are constantly deriding themselves by critisising their leader .he was voted in by a democratic society to make the hard decisions with the help of the senate,and the american people.the decisions are not made by george bush alone ,there are thousands of people involved and he is the man chosen to present these decisions to the world and consequently take the can for anything that happens as a result.
if you go against your leader you are a traitor and you weaken the country from the inside like the proverbial rotten apple.
wake up to yourselves put your energy into the country and your strength behind your leader.

Answer 1

"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." Former Republican President, Theodore Roosevelt

Nice speech, but if we went by your theory Nixon never would have been questioned, nor Clinton, and we'd still be in Vietnam if Congress hadn't pulled the plug against a President's wishes. This country simply doesn't work like a sappy B movie where we all salute and trust blindly in our government. We live in a very active democratic republic that thrives and progresses by questioning everything, and using the incredible checks and balances system our Constitution affords us. As the American people we have a duty to stay alert for our nation being led astray. We have a right to ask hard questions and expect honest answers. That's what this country is all about, we'd sink like a stone without practicing the precious freedom of dissent.

Answer 2

It is the right of every American to criticize the President. One party or the other is always doing it.
Your right, he was elected by the people but accepts no advice from anyone. There were lies told to Congress & based upon those lies, many voted to allow the war in Iraq. When the lies were found out, the vote was reversed. That didn't stop the war from proceeding. If this war were truly about WMDs, no one would have a problem with it. But it was not about WMDs, it was about OIL! Yes, we need oil, but this is not the way to get it!
Just because you disagree with a President doesn't make you a traitor to your country. If you did something subversive against this country, that would make you a traitor. No one has done that. The argument that we are weakening the country from inside holds no water. Americans are doing what they are supposed to do, if they see something wrong, they have a duty to the country to speak out & that is what they are doing.

Answer 3

>why do these critics call themselves americans?

I'm not sure. Personally I'd much rather be called by who I actually am rather than by what country I live in.

>he was voted in by a democratic society

There were still lots of people who voted against Bush. Remember, anyone who either one, didn't vote for him, or two, didn't get what they had reason to expect from him, has every right to complain.

>wake up to yourselves put your energy into the country and your strength behind your leader.

Why? Countries and leaders are very dynamic things. Sometimes it can be very hard to tell exactly what you're putting your energy and strength behind. I mean, what if you support your government as much as you can and then it turns around and steals your rightful property to further its own ends? Such occurences are far from impossible; in fact, they happen constantly, and not just in third world countries but in developed countries as well.

I really think it's time people abandoned the idea of serving something as unstable as a country, and adopted the idea of serving a philosophy. Unlike countries and people, philosophies don't change, so you can know with a very high degree of certainty what you are backing and the reasons for backing it. In short, patriotism is simply a misguided concept.

Answer 4

The answer to your question is - because we were born in America and are tax-paying American citizens.

Please allow me to address your non-question parts of this post.

"if you go against your leader you are a traitor and you weaken the country from the inside like the proverbial rotten apple."

No you are a patriot when you value the integrity of the common wealth over the ego or hero worship of some guy. There are a lot of issues we have with the Bush administration - two worth mention in this context is the warranted accusations of election rigging - and who his primary base is.


"wake up to yourselves put your energy into the country and your strength behind your leader."

Sorry, I reject him as my leader which is my right in a free society. The mentality you live in that labels me a traitor for that reason - is a breeding ground for fascism. Thankfully this planet is full of wise people who understand such concepts, who are open to learning, and who protect our way of life from the ignorant and easily manipulated masses.

Answer 5

Umm, do you have any clue about what being American is? One of our greatest freedoms and strengths is our right to disagree with our leaders. Also just b/c someone won an election doesn't change the fact that a good % of the people voted against that person.

Answer 6

Criticism of flawed or immoral policy, or disapproval of criminal & immoral behavior cannot in anyones mind, be considered traitorous. Following George Bush is no more morally correct than following any other person who is obviously making repeated mistakes, it's your obligation as an American to object to the behavior and try to correct it.

If you attack Bush's critics, you attack America and become the traitor you accuse others of being. Disagree all you want with a positon, but to try and silence the voice of fellow Americans is facist.

Answer 7

He was put in office by a court in 2000

He won with the help of machines in 2004

He manipulated the US into a fake war

and Americans should not criticize him?

Maybe you should write to Congress and ask Congress to change the US government into a Communist Government....that would end all the criticism of the IDIOT in the White House for good?

Answer 8

You are wrong, I am not the Traitor, Bush is. He is not "The Decider" yet has taken it upon himself to do what he wants regardless of what Americans think. He did NOT win in 2000, he did not get the popular vote. I will NOT support Bush, he is killing Americans because of his lies, he should be convicted of TREASON. I am more American than you can ever hope to be, I care about our troops and want them home.

Answer 9

Yes, but I was totally ashamed of Bill Clinton and all his skirt chasing. I can't remember an American president that all the American people got behind. Even Abe Lincoln was not popular in his own time. The unusual thing about GW is that he's had one of the highest AND lowest approval ratings in his term.

Answer 10

You are missing a point , unless maliciously misleading, BUSH was not elected, he was appointed.
Bush is as good as any third world dictator, if you are as dumb as you sound check last November elections there is a CLEAR "American" discontent, the only content of Bush's policies are the zionist neocons, and this collective of immoral "foreign agents" serve foreign zionist entity at large.