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      Blinded by Patriotism?

      Posted by Villagenyc

      Closer to reality, does the Senate not understand that by passing such a petty and silly resolution, it stands to only provide Moveon.org with greater political elevation and status, even in the eyes of those who oppose its message? And an even more disturbing question, does the Senate not recognize that its latest move stands to fuel the perceived power of this White House and an abuse of the concept of patriotism?

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      Growing Up American: Words From Generation X

      Posted by Orato

      I grew up in a family who I always considered to walk the fine line between conservative and liberal. Before I was born, my father was in the Navy, stationed on a ship during the early days of the Vietnam War. My maternal gr-grandfather was in the Civil War. My paternal uncle was in the Army. My paternal cousin was in the Navy and is now in the Army, as an MP doing his tour of duty in Iraq...

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    • A Dissident's Holiday

      Posted by Billbar from Washington Post

      But the progressive and the reformer have a problem with what passes for unadulterated patriotism. By nature, the reformer is bound to insist that the country, however glorious, is not a perfect place, that it is capable of doing wrong as well as right. The nation that declared "all men are created equal" was, at the time those words were written, the home of an extensive system of slavery.

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