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By: protest

protest — Sun, 05 Feb 2006 09:35:20 +0000

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By: The Idea Man

The Idea Man — Sat, 26 Nov 2005 02:30:10 +0000

Hey, who you calling a patriot?

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By: Lone Star Democracy Builders Association

Lone Star Democracy Builders Association — Thu, 24 Nov 2005 22:58:25 +0000

Happy Thanksgiving

Greg at The Talent Show posted a few days ago about how the words “extremely patriotic” for him had become code for self-righteous nationalism rather than sincere love of country. I got a little freaked out by the strength of…

By: Samuel Johnson

Samuel Johnson — Wed, 23 Nov 2005 07:28:25 +0000

Patriotism is the last refuge of the scoundrel.
Samuel Johnson (1709-84)

By: mona

mona — Tue, 22 Nov 2005 05:20:44 +0000

What kind of loser goes on a blind date anyway?

By: Joe

Joe — Mon, 21 Nov 2005 23:34:37 +0000

Greg, are you “extremely married,” or are you some kind of too-cool for marriage jerk?

By: Ceres

Ceres — Mon, 21 Nov 2005 05:03:13 +0000

When I think of the people I know that are extremely religious or patriotic I am reminded of their is self-centeredness. Their zealotry is used to make themselves “special”. In reality, I find them kind of boring UNLESS I need an expert to spit out some facts for me.

By: plastic peeps

plastic peeps — Mon, 21 Nov 2005 02:51:30 +0000

It all depends on your perception of “extremely patriotic”. I would consider Cindy Sheehan to be an extremely patriotic person.

The “cool generation” will be good for dissent against bullshit wars like Vietnam and Iraq.

By: Kip W

Kip W — Sun, 20 Nov 2005 23:07:04 +0000

Extreme Patriotism! SURGE!!

By: Avedon

Avedon — Sun, 20 Nov 2005 13:14:14 +0000

It’s (a) the word “extremely” and (b) the fact that the person describing them thought this was an important point to make about them.

I’m patriotic – I believe in the American experiment and put real time into trying to promote it – but if you asked me or my friends to describe me in two phrases, I doubt “extremely patriotic” would be one of them.

I love my country, but most people everywhere do. I take this as a given that is unnecessary to state. That’s one thing that makes the GOP’s talking points on patriotism so reprehensible – the very idea that you would have to shout it from the rooftops that way in order for it to be true. But since they have injected this filthy meme into the atmosphere, you do have to ask what someone means by “patriotism”.

There are people who describe me as “extremely liberal”, but they just don’t realize that’s the same thing as “extremely patriotic”, since the American project is liberalism.

But if they use the word “extremely”, it either signifies that they think I talk to much about politics (i.e., I’m annoying about obsessing on the subject), or that they are significantly right-of-center and think the American project is some kind of communist plot. In other words, the very use of the word “extremely” is a red flag.