If you are a person who does not believe in what we are doing in Iraq and wants the troops out, isn't that being patriotic and supportive of our troops?
If you are a person who does believe in what we are doing in Iraq and wants the troops to get the job done, isn't that also being patriotic and supportive of our troops?
Just because someone sees an issue with a different point of view doesn't mean they are any less patriotic. right?
We all want was is best for our troops...we just have differing opinions of what that looks like.
2007-03-03 16:15:12 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
Ever once in a while, like once a day, someone will actually say something smart around here. Like MrOrange just did.
2007-03-03 16:20:01 · answer #1 · answered by Count Acumen 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I personally do not believe that anyone who supports the war in iraq really counts as an informed, thoughtful, intelligent citizen. Anyone who supports that war is a dupe, easily led, swayed by appeals to fear and authority. Anyone who supports that war is okay with America torturing innocent people, bombing civilian neighborhoods, stealing billions of dollars from our treasury, and destroying the fragile peace of that area.
So, no, I don't agree that we all want what's best for our troops. I think a lot of americans are still brain dead and are chanting and marching in unison with bush's brainwashing and this does not count as good citizenship or looking out for the troops.
Anyone who actually cared about the troops would not want them used for bush's crimes. It's elementary.
2007-03-04 00:20:00 · answer #2 · answered by cassandra 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
"Patriotism means to stand by the country. It does not mean to stand by the president or any other public official, save exactly to the degree in which he himself stands by the country. It is patriotic to support him insofar as he efficiently serves the country. It is unpatriotic not to oppose him to the exact extent that by inefficiency or otherwise he fails in his duty to stand by the country. In either event, it is unpatriotic not to tell the truth, whether about the president or anyone else"
- Theodore Roosevelt, 26th President of the United States
Ben Franklin quote
"Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety."
2007-03-04 00:24:18 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The real question is what is patriotism. Is it necessary to support an action that is based on falsehoods just because you want to be "Patriotic"? Is that not the straight jacket of fools?
2007-03-04 00:21:21 · answer #4 · answered by K. Marx iii 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋