He is a poor patriot whose patriotism does not enable him to understand how all men everywhere feel about their altars and their hearthstones, their flag and their fatherland. ~Harry Emerson Fosdick
Nationalism is an infantile disease. It is the measles of mankind. ~Albert Einstein, The World As I See It, 1934
To him in whom love dwells, the whole world is but one family. ~Buddha
It is lamentable, that to be a good patriot one must become the enemy of the rest of mankind. ~Voltaire
Heroism on command, senseless violence, and all the loathsome nonsense that goes by the name of patriotism - how passionately I hate them! ~Albert Einstein
Do not... regard the critics as questionable patriots. What were Washington and Jefferson and Adams but profound critics of the colonial status quo? ~Adlai Stevenson
Patriotism is the last refuge of the scoundrel.-samuel Johnson
When fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying the cross.- Sinclair Lewis
Obama is slowly gaining a lead on McCain and the election is coming soon- This means it's time to question people's patriotism and to take on the mantle of deciding who is pro-American and who is Anti-American.
Michele Bachmann has apparently been appointed by God to decide...
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She just oozes crazy right wing extremist- look at her eyes sweet jesus! I bet she has posters up in her room of Timothy McVeigh, Eric Rudolph, etc
I like how Chris Mathews calmly and succinctly asks her questions that, by their very nature, reveal how silly what she is spewing is. She's an idiot and has no business being in any position of power or responsibility
Then you have Sarah Palin talking about the "Real America" which apparently being an urban dweller I don't live in...
She is another person who has no business being in any position of power or responsibility. But she is conservative and pro-life therefore her qualifications aren't even considered to many. The just want to know she will appoint judges who will overturn Roe V. Wade. It's akin to saying I have trained this monkey here, that when presented with a big red "No Abortion" button and a big red "Abortion" button they will always press the "No Abortion" button. Then you say "Ok monkey- you can now make other choices and decisions that affect me"
Lunacy- and scary- it really scares me to think of Palin as the President. It should scare you too.
My favorite quote above is the Samuel Johnson one... "Patriotism is the last refuge of the scoundrel"
I don't believe McCain is a scoundrel. But I think the majority of Americans (Real and Unreal) are sick of the Republican party using this tactic as a last refuge when they have nothing else to go on. Call the guy a socialist, un-american, Muslim- It has no foundation. It belittles the very people they claim to "love being around".
I really wish Obama was an Arab and a Muslim- it would serve a lot of people right who would corrupt our government with religion- to be on the other side of the fence when the people in power are of a different faith. I don't really want to speak or get into higher power(s) because my point is that I've always believed that the affairs of humans could be governed by humans. Perhaps if a Muslim was in power they would understand this better. I was reading an article today about Samuel Clemens and he once said after being told that America was a Christian nation by Andrew Carnegie; "Well, Mr. Carnegie, so is Hell" I like that.
There was more I wanted to say but I have stuff to do and the evening is wearing...
I wish election day was today. I'm sick of this shit.