Is blind faith in bad leaders patriotic?

Question

With an emphasis on the word "faith" - considering the core support (33%) for Shrub is around 20 -25% evangelical "christians" and the rest is various NRA types, Ultra-conservative Heritage Foundation weirdos, and some who defy rational categorization?

Answer 1

Patriotism is faith in the principles your county are based on. A true patriot can admit his country can be wrong, and try to make it better. It is one of the most admirable traits in my countries history.

Nationalism, however, is 'My Country Right Or Wrong', and it usually ends in war, blood shed, and even genocide.

So regardless of agreeing or disagreeing, anyone who isn't blind should be able to see that the Principles upon which America governs are GROUND IN, BASED IN, SPRING FROM, the ability to question, to want to know the truth. Freedom of the Press, without which no country can be free.

So regardless of whether the guy on top is right, left, red, blue, purple or polka dotted, Blind Faith is always, ALWAYS a mistake.

Answer 2

I know alot of conservatives who are intelligent people who can't stand Bush and know that he is leading the country down the wrong path. They can't wait for him and Cheney to leave office. I hope many of these more intelligent conservatives have learned their lesson about the GOP. I think people need to wake up to the fact that their government is not their own anymore. That includes the Democrats as well. Both parties have become so corrupted and in the pockets of lobbyists and multinational corporations and the military industrial corporate profiteers that we are losing the government of the people, by the people and for the people. I blame both sides, the remaining idiots who still support Bush and the idiots who think the Democrats are for the people. Both sides need to wake up. It's a one party system we have and their consituants are the rich and corporate.

funinthesunnn1... pretty much proved your point.

Answer 3

If you consider the German's blind support for Hitler patriotic, then yes it's patriotic. Most of them, after all, had no idea that Jews were being massacred in concentration camps in various countries. Talk about blind.

Answer 4

Only if you're Sean Hannity or Ann Coulter and only if said leader is George W. Bush.

Answer 5

Of course not.
Is declaring that the United States has lost the war while our soldiers are on the front lines and in harms way patriotic?
For what it's worth, congress's approval rating was lower than Bush's at last report.
Politicians in general presently seem to be on the wrong track. I really can't figure out who they think they are suppose to be representing - other than their own ambitions and aspirations - and perhaps the illegal immigrants and a united Mexico-America-Canada coalition of some sort.
And this lunacy seems to be present on both sides of the isle!

Answer 6

Nope. Then again, it wasn't when Slick Willy was in office, either... What's your point? You honestly thing Conservatives and Liberals are all that different in terms of their blind faith issues?

How come whenever one candidate wins the popular vote but loses the election due to the electoral college, the losing party always blows smoke about getting rid of the electoral college? It happens no matter who wins, what party is in power, or who lost... But is congress really willing to do it? Heck no...

Everybody needs to realize how much of what we see and hear is just political spin and outright lies... from ALL the parties... Unfortunately we appear to be so busy calling one another names and living in our ignorant blind faith, that we'll fall for just about anything.

Oh... and you'd better watch out about the "faith" talk... y'know... Hillary says "faith" is what got her through her marital woes... (and if you believe that, I've got a bridge to sell you!)

Answer 7

i think people misuse the term faith. faith has nothing to do with political leaders - its about trust.

i can trust bush on some issues; however i can also trust him to f*ck up half the things he touches and cram amnesty down our throats.

Answer 8

You used the word "bad", does that mean your are questioning faith in Bush? If so I hate to inform you but he is not a bad leader. The only "bad" leaders in this country are Hillary Clinton, Nancy Pelosi, Ted Kennedy, Barbara Boxer, Barack Obama, John Edwards, John Kerry, and others of like liberal mindedness. To answer this question I would have to say "NO" it is not patriotic to blindly follow theses enemies of the state.

Actually it is unpatriotic to blindly follow any leader good or bad. We have the right to question authority, and we have an obligation to hold those we give power to accountable.

Answer 9

Unpatriotic is openly bashing the president personally in an attempts to make this country look bad. That is what the libs are doing today. They don't care how bad the US looks because it makes them look better. They delight when Bush fails because it means they gain more political power. That is not patriotism. Patriotism is wanting this country to suceed despite who is in office. It is sickening how much pleasure libs seem to be getting when we don't look good in the press or aren't doing well in Iraq. Disagree with Bush's policies all you want, but don't wish them to fail and don't get giddy with delight when they do because it means you might win the next election. That has nothing to do with patriotism.

Answer 10

blind faith is for the scared and the lazy.it our duty to always question authority if we dont know why or where they are leading us.