Ah, the beauty of it....all the people thinking the same thing, the ring and crunch of hob-nail boots, the fancy uniforms, the bannors and flags and standards, the slogans endlessly and idiotically repeated over and over...no effort necessary for a thought-process, no energy needed to seperate truth from fiction, just the 'fearles little leader' droning on in his german, er, Texan accent....
On 6/27/06, Eric Dondero Rittberg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > That's a crock of bull! It's not fickle at all. It always has and > always will mean, support for the Troops and the Military, support > for the Flag, support for the President, support for our National > Monuments, and the ability to say the Pledge and sing the National > Anthem, among other things. > > Don't try to advocate some sort of relativism about patriotism. > > --- In [email protected] <Libertarian%40yahoogroups.com>, > "uncoolrabbit" > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > The merit of patriotism is fickle, when your country's cause is > > deemed just the patriot is exaulted, when your country's actions > are > > in question the patriot is admonished. > > > > The word patriot is still engraved in many of our minds as a > > desirable title, but has time begun to change this as we slowly > move > > towards an apretiation of universal truth over relative? > > > > As time goes on, more and more of us begin to recognize that those > > who are not of our country still have rights, still have hopes and > > dreams and are too human beings. > > > > Blind patriotism is no virtue in my eyes, but enlightened > patriotism > > still has a place in my view. > > > > --- In [email protected] <Libertarian%40yahoogroups.com>, > "mark robert" <colowe@> wrote: > > > > > > I agree; good topic. > > > > > > I was gonna disagree with the chicks criticism. I was gonna > > > suggest a better understanding of the definition. But if the > > > second half of Merriam Webster's is correct, I may have been > > > wrong and the chicks may be right; > > > pa.tri.ot: one who loves his or her country and supports its > > > authority and interests. > > > > > > -Mark > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ************ > > > {American jurors have complete Constitutional authority to vote > > > "not guilty" based on nothing more than a disagreement with the > > > case, no matter the evidence - despite the judge's instructions. > > > There is absolutely no obligation to vote "guilty" to arrive at a > > > unanimous verdict. Get on a jury, stand your ground, and fulfill > > > its other main purpose: to counteract abusive government and > > > unjust lawsuits. > > > See www.fija.org > > > [Please adopt this as your own signature.] } > > > > > > ----------------- > > > > > > > > > Interesting, the Dixie Chicks have recently questioned the idea > > > of > > > patriotism. I think patriotism is a topic worth discussing. > > > > > > http://launch.yahoo.com/read/news/33442272 > > > > > > > > > $ > > > > > > > > -- ******************************************************************* Are YOU Preparing For The November '06 Elections NOW??? ******************************************************************* http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Save-The-USA/ It is time to do something about all this! ******************************************************************* [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Great things are happening at Yahoo! Groups. See the new email design. http://us.click.yahoo.com/TISQkA/hOaOAA/yQLSAA/KlSolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> ForumWebSiteAt http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Libertarian Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Libertarian/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
