Comments on: Patriotism isn’t complicated http://dc.metblogs.com/2006/07/04/patriotism-isnt-complicated/ Sat, 27 Nov 2010 12:28:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Don http://dc.metblogs.com/2006/07/04/patriotism-isnt-complicated/comment-page-1/#comment-4657 Don Wed, 05 Jul 2006 16:43:28 +0000 http://dc.metblogs.com/2006/07/04/patriotism-isnt-complicated/#comment-4657 I think "Patriotism SHOULDN'T HAVE TO BE complicated" might be more accurate. As we descend farther into this "with us or against us" mentality and our representatives seem more in bed with their corporate overlords than ever, it seems pretty clear we've lost the message that both sides of the aisle (and those of us out here who refuse to play strictly on either team) believe they're operating in the best interest of the country. I was never a big fan of the Gipper (I honestly haven't found myself a big fan of any of my lifetime's Presidents) but I don't remember him or his folks ever claiming the people with different methods than his own didn't have the same goals as he did. I think “Patriotism SHOULDN’T HAVE TO BE complicated” might be more accurate. As we descend farther into this “with us or against us” mentality and our representatives seem more in bed with their corporate overlords than ever, it seems pretty clear we’ve lost the message that both sides of the aisle (and those of us out here who refuse to play strictly on either team) believe they’re operating in the best interest of the country.

I was never a big fan of the Gipper (I honestly haven’t found myself a big fan of any of my lifetime’s Presidents) but I don’t remember him or his folks ever claiming the people with different methods than his own didn’t have the same goals as he did.

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