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Old 05-06-08, 09:35 AM   #2 (permalink)
Lachean
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This country has a major problem when people think it is wrong for a candidate not to wear a flag pin.
Does this country give a ****, I didn't know... Poll showing those influenced?

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Many Conservatives will tell you that they love America, but do they?
Probably...

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Conservatives have long been against protecting the environment and in favor of the corporate right to trash the large piece of land we call America.
Have they? Not this conservative.

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Conservatives also are opponents of social programs to help the American poor
At the expense of the wealth of the nation, of course we oppose the forced redistribution of wealth.

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and are in favor of Wars that kill Americans.
On a debate forum, perhaps you should spend less time telling people what they think, and more time debating what they've said they support. Conservatism is not inherently pro-war, I fear you may have conservatives confused with neo-conservatives.

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I do not love America.
No one said you had to, however if you like someplace better...

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Based on the last 8 years it is impossible to love America.
Do not confuse your countrymen with their government, governments change, can be set right, and can be overthrown.

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My love for America is not unconditional.
Hows your loyalty to the constitution?

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It is based on how the American government acts. George W. Bush has made it impossible to love America.
George W. Bush is NOT America!

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The American flag is consecrated as a sacred idol for so many people, but why? Is it not just a symbol? Is it not just paint on cloth?
Please see the definition for symbolism, they mean something.

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I hope someone will answer of few of these questions!
I believe they were all rhetorical, however I have answered your straw men and misunderstandings.
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