which is less patriotic? questioning every move the president and staff make?

Question

or never questioning anything that the president and staff say or do?
by your answer does this mean you are a patriot? or not???

1stbuzie, maybe the libs are tired of the cons acting like he can do no wrong

Answer 1

Quotes regarding Patriotism
"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."

The death of democracy is not likely to be an assassination from ambush. It will be a slow extinction from apathy, indifference, and undernourishment.
Robert Hutchins - Great Books, 1954

The price of freedom is eternal vigilance.
Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826)

Edward Abbey, Patriotism quotes:
A patriot must always be ready to defend his country against his government.

Declaration of Independence, Patriotism quotes:
But, when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same object, evinces a design to reduce them under absolute despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such government, and to provide new guards for their future security.

Dwight D. Eisenhower, Patriotism quotes:
Here in America we are descended in spirit from revolutionaries and rebels -- men and women who dare to dissent from accepted doctrine.

Thomas Jefferson, Patriotism quotes:
God forbid we should ever be twenty years without such a rebellion. The people cannot be all, and always, well informed. The part which is wrong will be discontented, in proportion to the importance of the facts they misconceive. If they remain quiet under such misconceptions, it is lethargy, the forerunner of death to the public liberty. ... And what country can preserve its liberties, if it's rulers are not warned from time to time, that this people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to the facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time, with the blood of patriots and tyrants. It is its natural manure.

Sidney Hook, Patriotism quotes:
To silence criticism is to silence freedom.

This kind of explains what the jingoists support for fearless leader:

From a couple of their idols:

Hermann Goering, second in command of the Third Reich and key founder of the Nazi party, said; “Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism, and exposing the country to greater danger”.

"If you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it, people will eventually come to believe it. The lie can be maintained only for such time as the State can shield the people from the political, economic, and/or military consequences of the lie. It thus becomes vitally important for the state to use all of its powers to repress dissent, for the truth is the mortal enemy of the lie, and thus by extension, the truth is the greatest enemy of the State."
__Josef Goebbels, Nazi Minister of Propaganda

Answer 2

Why does either or mean you could be considered less patriotic. Our country is founded on debate. Just because you don't agree with everything the government does, doesn't make you any less patriotic than the next person. Being critical is not the same thing as being unpatriotic.

Answer 3

Neither are patriotic or un-patriotic, now mocking ever move the President and staff make is un-patriotic, and just not caring about what they do is also un-patriotic. Stop bashing people and telling them what's wrong and try to do something that will make it right.

Answer 4

the president has to be questioned, he has lied to take the US to war, by invading and occupying a sovereign nation, creating a Civil War in Iraq where US troops are being killed every day. Some intelligent minds will have to prevail to eliminate the threat of terrorism because Bush dropped the ball and allowed bin Laden to hide and continue to train terrorists, like those who attacked the USA on 9-11,2001,, while Bush was asleep at the switch, just back from his monthly vacation in Crawford, then off to Florida to visit his brother Jeb and read "my pet goat" to children. America needs leaders that will put the security of American citizens first and foremost, to honor every patriot who has ever fought for the US of A.

Answer 5

I believe you should always question the direction of your country.
BUT...you need to use intelligence and an open mind.
You can't just decide things are a certain way and run with it.
You have to put things in perspective and think about the way others feel about things.
Proactive not reactive.
Yes I am a patriot.

Answer 6

Constructive criticism means offering alternatives, while destructive criticism is just flapping your jaws to hear yourself.

An alternative means you've taken the time to look at the possible out come of various actions.

Constructive criticism is patriotic. I'm not sure what word discribes the other.

Answer 7

Dissent is patriotic. If it weren't for questioning the authorities in charge we wouldn't even have an America. We'd have the United States of Britain.

Answer 8

questioning the president or any other person holding public office has nothing to do with being a patriot. this country was based on FREEDOM OF SPEECH. the constitution says it in the bill of rights its the first one. if people arent allowed to say what they want it goes against their rights and the constituion making unamerican.

Answer 9

I pledge allegiance to the flag of united states and to the Republic for which it stands, One united states below God indivisible with Liberty and Justice for all. Nowhere in that pledge dose it have that I pledge to help this President or the different President nor any particular political social gathering.

Answer 10

I think Americans have become much more aware of Politics and many other subjects over the years and don't buy into the "Trust us" routine that older Americans did.You have to remember years ago there weren't many media outlets to keep people informed.So yes I think we have a right to question those we hired to do work for our country.