Perhaps I misjudged your motives when I responded previously. However, whenever someone blithers about “this awful war” or some such, the nitwit alarm goes off.
“I am a registered voter, and have voted in every election since I have been old enough.”
P. Diddy would be proud of you.
“I pay my taxes. Quite a lot in taxes.”
Is there another option?
“If I had a place to hang the flag on holdiays, like my parents did when I was growing up, I would.”
Good for you. Here’s hoping you have a house one day.
“I haven’t broken any laws or ever been in jail so you could call me a law abiding citizen. Is that patriotic?”
No
“I’ve never attended a “peace rally” or gone to jail for civil disobedience.”
A dubious distinction.
“I don’t like the Dixie Chicks”
Who does?
“Would I be more patriotic if I got a lapel pin, or put a “support our troops” sticker on my car ( a 20 year old Volvo; maybe a Ford would be more patriotic)?”
No, that wouldn’t make you more patriotic, but if you were more patriotic, you might do so.
It’s like this Toots, patriotism is a love of country like the love you have for your family. Some people pay the price for your freedom, a rather small minority these days. They know what patriotism is because they live it everyday. McCain knows. Obama is a free rider, like almost every democrat or liberal you’ll ever meet. If you’d like to become a patriot, start by educating yourself on the history of how this nation was created. It wasn’t to help the deprived. In closing, I’ll leave you with this. Liberals are communists without the guns.
