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Originally posted by bilmore
I'm stuck here with the question of, what is patriotism? I think the answer is, wishing for a good outcome for our country. I understand that winning wars is the easy answer to this - but I also understand that the eventual alignment of the rest of the world can also be good, or bad, for our country. So, I'm left with the idea that "patriotism" means, necessarily, agreeing with my views as to how to accomplish all of that.
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Is that really what patriotism is? Agreeing with you? Or even, for that matter, agreeing with the Republican Party?
Whatever happened to democracy, Bilmore? What about the ability to dissent? Does your worldview no longer allow for a loyal opposition?
I'll give you a chance to rethink this and restate what you meant before I go further, because I suspect this isn't really what you meant to say.
