I Just Got Called "Treasonous" For Questioning our *Fearless Leader*

[absyntheNsugar]

One of the other boards I hang out is a Fitness Forum, where mostly fitness and bodybuilding is discussed.

Anyway, they have a General Forum section where politics rears its head quite a bit. As can be imagined, fitness freaks attract a wide array of people: soccermoms, gay men, gay women, straight men, straight women, gun nuts, freepers, Fundamentalist Christians, Leftist Christians...you name it.

Anyway, on one thread I posted a comment on how Bush had mislead us into Iraq, and was responsible for the growing number of deaths of Amerian servicemen and women. And my favorite response was some jughead accusing me of treason for questioning our leader at a time of war - - telling me I would have been executed in WWII for that. Um, the guy needs to read history - we have never executed dissenters (and God willing never will.)

Anyway, I feel proud. I'm in the same camp with the Dixie Chicks!

[truthspeaker]

1. tell him he has WWII American confused with WWII Germany

[Zero Gravitas]

7. LOL

Good one! And it really nails the topic. Fucking fascists.

[tom_paine]

23. Bingo! Spot on!

These freaks forget that in their race to silence dissent.

That NOTHING is more American (not Bushevik Amerikan, though) than DISSENT!

[rumguy]

2. amen, I'm proud of my "treasonous" ways....

[prodigal_green]

3. even though I am an avid powerlifter

I gave up posting on Dr. Squat because the fundies and rightwingers managed to work their ooze into every post--even the ones related to fitness and nutrition.

[aquart]

4. Tell him he's confusing the US with the old Soviet Union.

And perhaps he would have been happier living under Stalin.

[samsingh]

5. its treason not to question

this is a free country

[derby378]

6. Tell him if he doesn't like it...

...he can go live in Russia under Vladimir Putin and see how much he likes it.

[Ryan10]

8. There seems to be no shortage of Nazi idiots!

"To announce that there must be no criticism of the President, or that we are to stand with the President, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public."

Theodore Roosevelt, 1918

[VOX]

9. Just use Teddy Roosevelt's famous quote about criticizing the president...

His original sentiment appeared in The Kansas City Star on May 7, 1918.

"To announce that there must be no criticism of the President, or that we are to stand by the President, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public. Nothing but the truth should be spoken about him or any one else. But it is even more important to tell the truth, pleasant or unpleasant, about him than about any one else."

[JohnLocke]

10. Link? (nt)

[cclark401]

18. here's one

[VOX]

22. That's the one. Thanks, cclark401, and welcome to DU!

:toast:

[billybob537]

11. Good company

I'd wear that like a badge of honor!

[eissa]

12. So is Hannity a traitor too?

He criticized Clinton during the Balkan war, as did many repuke members of Congress/Senate.

[mark11727]

13. Treason?

If this be treason, make the most of it.
Patrick Henry (Speech in the Virginia Convention, 1765.)

[indie_voter]

14. LOL!! That has happened to me too, especially last year.

Morons, they don't understand the principles this country was founded upon.

My answer was always, thank goodness the founding fathers didn't agree with your premise.

These same people were all over Clinton during the Kosovo crisis.

I am sure some people have compiled quotes of what Delay and others said about Clinton during that time.

I will bet you, these same idiots will be crying in their soup 20 years from now, how they were betrayed and deceived by Bush, but then, "we all were".

Bush supporters have a good role model in their leader, don't think, just blame everyone else for all your problems.

[CBHagman]

21. There's a phrase every DUer should memorize.

I mean, of course, your comment "Thank goodness the founding fathers didn't agree with your premise."

[tjwash]

15. Mr. Jughead was running down today to the recruiters office.

Wasn't he? He couldn't have been another chicken....

[Ksec]

16. Take the high road ..

Tell him to go fk himself very politely. :)

[troublemaker]

17. re: we have never executed dissenters (and God willing never will.)

But it's been close... WWI was pretty amazing, politically.

[skypilot]

19. Sounds like 'roid rage stupidity in action.

*

[orwell]

20. Treason or Reason

That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness. Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath shewn, that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed. But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security.

O

[tom_paine]

24. My response: ROOOOOAAARRRR!

I've got ZERO TOLERANCE for Imperial Bootlickers anymore! If they want One-Party rule and the criminalization of dissent why don't they get their asses over to Commie China?

:grr: :grr: :grr: :mad: :grr: :mad: :grr: :grr:

You get back there and give that JarHead a double-barreled shot of self-righteous rage.

For myself, it feels good to turn it back upon the Imperial Bootlickers after they have directed so much of it unjustified at us.

Commie China...that's where that Jarhead would feel most comfortable at with those views.

Why do you think he hates America so much?

[historian]

25. ask these morons their age

and why they arent there protecting halliburtons profits. If they claim to be too old ask if the sons are there or anyone in their immediate family. If the answer is no, ask why not and youll the old why i didnt go to vietnam though i wanted to
for ex: going to school - have family - have two left knees - i have a nose bleed etc....

[Toucano]

26. That's high praise!

Considering this government is so corrupt, treason is the only reasonable position to take.

Congratulations!

"We must all hang together, or assuredly we shall all hang separately."
Ben Franklin at the signing of the
Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776.

[bif]

27. True patriots question authority

tell him that.

[x-g.o.p.er]

28. Me, too

Since I switched to the democratic party most of my "friends" have called me a traitor, an idiot, a communist, etc. The funny thing is, I'm in the military and served in Afghanistan. Odd what happens when you don't march in lock-step...

[struggle4progress]

29. The evil side has been doing this ...

for longer than I can remember. They did it in the fifties, they did it in the sixties, they did it in the seventies, they did it in the eighties, they did it in the ninties. And we're surprised they're doing it again?

Take this hate speech seriously. Wingnut radio in the early 90's produced the Oklahoma city bombers, and they haven't let up since.

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[texastoast]

30. You must be kidding

Neocons reading their history? Never happen. It would scare the shit out of them and mess with their agenda. They are the three monkeys who hear no "evil," see no "evil," speak no "evil." (Evil=facts).

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