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a kennedy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-27-08 09:41 AM
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Liberals love America. They're just not IN love with America.
By Joel Stein and Los Angeles Times Ya gotta love this article....

I don’t love America. That’s what conservatives are always telling liberals like me. Their love, they insist, is truer, deeper and more complete. Then liberals, like all people who are accused of not loving something, stammer, get defensive and try to have sex with America even though America will then accuse us of wanting it for its body and not its soul. When America gets like that, there’s no winning.
But I’ve come to believe conservatives are right. They do love America more. Sure, we liberals claim that our love is deeper because we seek to improve the United States by pointing out its flaws. But calling your wife fat isn’t love. True love is the blind belief that your child is the smartest, cutest, most charming person in the world, one you would gladly die for. I’m more in “like” with my country.
Fox News’ Sean Hannity loves this country so much, he did an entire episode of “Hannity’s America” titled “The Greatest Nation on Earth.” In that one hour he said, several times, “the U.S. is the greatest, best country God has ever given man on the face of the Earth.” One of the surest signs of love is it makes you talk stupid.
Conservatives feel personally blessed to have been born in the only country worth living in. I, on the other hand, just feel lucky to have grown up in a wealthy democracy. If it had been Australia, Britain, Ireland, Canada, Italy, Spain, France, Luxembourg, Belgium, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Japan, Israel or one of those Scandinavian countries with more relaxed attitudes toward sex, that would have been fine with me too.
When a Democrat loses the presidential race, real lefties talk a lot about moving to Canada. When Republicans lose, they don’t do that. Although, to be fair, they don’t have a lot of nearby conservative options. Not even Hannity is a committed enough conservative to yell, “If Obama wins, I’m moving to Singapore.”

full article: <http://www.startribune.com/opinion/36758859.html?elr=KArksLckD8EQDUoaEyqyP4O:DW3ckUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUUsZ>
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SpiralHawk Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-27-08 10:03 AM
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1. Republicons claim to despise 'nation building,' too
Edited on Sat Dec-27-08 10:08 AM by SpiralHawk
But, as usual, it's just bullshit propaganda dripping from their lips. Their phony propaganda rhetoric sure as shit didn't stop them from invading and occupying Iraq for no damn good reason, and then squandering America's treasure to "Nation Build" while they turned their back on the USA's roads, schools, and public buildings.

Anyone who is paying attention see that republicons actually are the ones who HATE America. The evidence is plain. They trashed America's economy, environment, education system, Army, veterans, and our reputation for integrity and honor.

Republicons have flushed America down the crapper -- a true act of hate.

Liberals & Independents, on the other hand, have been steadily working -- and will continue to work -- to restore America to the Honor, Integrity, and Greatness it had before corrupt republicon homelander cronies stole the nation and trashed it with their hate, fear, and greed.
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Tierra_y_Libertad Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-27-08 10:28 AM
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2. "Patriotism is the most foolish of passions and the passion of fools."
Schopenhauer

"The World is my country, all mankind are my brethren, and to do good is my religion." Thomas Paine
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Touchdown Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-27-08 01:39 PM
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3. Good post. Reminds me of an Al Franken line.
"Republican love America like a four year old loves their Mommy. Democrats can see Mommy is a drunk and loves her so much that he tries to get her into rehab."
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