tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1885549900454136918.post1869971041159339932..comments2023-08-11T08:06:28.810-07:00Comments on Slobber And Spittle (Archive): PatriotismCujo359http://www.blogger.com/profile/10385213658828021737noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1885549900454136918.post-87438416547718928142012-07-05T11:34:52.017-07:002012-07-05T11:34:52.017-07:00You provide a place where people discuss ideas, wh...You provide a place where people discuss ideas, which is a very important thing. Not everyone is cut out to be an Internet scold. ;)Cujo359https://www.blogger.com/profile/10385213658828021737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1885549900454136918.post-54332361589379284392012-07-05T01:28:18.368-07:002012-07-05T01:28:18.368-07:00I agree the message needs repeating. Frankly, I of...I agree the message needs repeating. Frankly, I often think I don't do my fair share of work getting the word out. Sometimes I go weeks without posting a thing about politics. I think every voice helps.Paul Sunstonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02462598852553696040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1885549900454136918.post-73652462861528449122012-07-05T01:07:45.336-07:002012-07-05T01:07:45.336-07:00That's one of the reasons I wrote this, Paul. ...That's one of the reasons I wrote this, Paul. Back during the Cold War, it was pretty common for people to be criticized for protesting - whether it was the war in Vietnam, racial injustice, or economic injustice. It may be worse today, but it's something that has been around for a long time. The irony that what they demand of Americans is the exact opposite of freedom has always been lost on them, but if we stop saying so I fear that many more will begin to believe they're right.Cujo359https://www.blogger.com/profile/10385213658828021737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1885549900454136918.post-14817247807950274412012-07-05T00:44:00.856-07:002012-07-05T00:44:00.856-07:00I couldn't agree more with you, Cujo. But I w...I couldn't agree more with you, Cujo. But I worry -- and perhaps you do too -- about the sort of false patriotism which ever supports the master. It seems to me that sort of "patriotism" has always been with us, but is nowadays amplified by Right Wing echo chamber.Paul Sunstonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02462598852553696040noreply@blogger.com