-sm
--- "Larry C. Lyons" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> You keep harping on how disloyal it is to be against
> the Shrubbery.
>
> Patriotism != support for the current
> administration.
>
> larry
>
> On Tue, 27 Jul 2004 19:29:49 -0700 (PDT), Sam Morris
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > What on earth are you talking about????
> >
> > How does me responce relate to any of this???
> >
> > You lost me.
> >
> > -sm
> >
> > --- "Larry C. Lyons" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> wrote:
> > > Sam's responses reminds me of the former
> Republican
> > > presidentTheodore
> > > Rooseveldt's quote in 1918:
> > >
> > > To announce that there must be no criticism of
> the
> > > president, or that
> > > we are to stand by the president, right or
> wrong, is
> > > not only
> > > unpatriotic and servile, but is morally
> treasonable
> > > to the American
> > > public. (1918)
> > >
> > > Or H. L. Mencken:
> > >
> > > The notion that a radical is one who hates
> his
> > > country is naïve
> > > and usually idiotic. He is, more likely, one who
> > > likes his country
> > > more than the rest of us, and is thus more
> disturbed
> > > than the rest of
> > > us when he sees it debauched. He is not a bad
> > > citizen turning to
> > > crime; he is a good citizen driven to despair.
> > >
> > > And the ever popular Hermann Goering:
> > >
> > > Naturally the common people don't want war;
> neither
> > > in Russia, nor in
> > > England, nor in America, nor in Germany. That is
> > > understood. But after
> > > all, it is the leaders of the country who
> determine
> > > policy, and it is
> > > always a simple matter to drag the people along,
> > > whether it is a
> > > democracy, or a fascist dictatorship, or a
> > > parliament, or a communist
> > > dictatorship. 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 to
> > > tell them they are being attacked, and denounce
> the
> > > pacifists for lack
> > > of patriotism and exposing the country to
> danger. It
> > > works the same in
> > > any country.
> > >
> > > Sound familiar.
> > >
> > > larry
> >
> >
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