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November 13, 2011 at 7:47 PM #732864
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[quote=DomoArigato]That’s probably because you only hang out with right-wingers. The right-wing has somehow come to equate greed with patriotism.

The liberals that I hang out with give generously of their time and money to causes they believe in. Liberals believe in old-fashioned patriotism which involves sacrificing for one’s country.[/quote]
I know and talk to various different political affiliation. Greed runs deep in all type. BTW, I didn’t mention anything about patriotism. Greed is part of human nature, just like lust, compassion, hate, etc.

Since you brought up generosity, here are some data for you to digest: http://taxprof.typepad.com/taxprof_blog/2005/11/generosity_inde.html
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2006/12/who_gives_to_charity.html
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2008/03/conservatives_more_liberal_giv.html

Talking about sacrificing for one’s country, I thought the majority of military personnel vote Republican? Here’s the definition of patriotism: devoted love, support, and defense of one’s country; national loyalty. According to this definition, sounds like military personnel are the most patriotic.

So, why are you working for those greedy 1% vs working for the people and getting paid less? Sounds pretty hypocritical to me.