Patriotism

[fedupinBushcountry]

patriotism

n : love of country and willingness to sacrifice for it

What has George W. Bush done to the meaning of that word in the past 5 years?

Well, I can tell you what he has done to that word in my husband's mind. My husband and I had a conversation last night after watching the Kerry speech. My husband who served in the military for 20 years, turned to me and said, "you know I have always been patriotic, but Bush has taken that word and used it and destroyed the true meaning of it."

Then he said, "you know I truly do want to leave this country, but one man and some good Dems, keep us here, they are the true meaning of patriotism, and they care about my patriotism." :cry:

I brought this up because I just had to delete some files on this old computer that got handed down to me after mine crashed from my husband. I went into the wallpaper files, and I just had to cry, these were wallpapers back as far as '98. My husband had one flag after another, of course pictures of battleships (Navy man), and loads of tributes to 9/11, including that eagle with the tear dripping from it's eye.

That speech yesterday touched my husband, from the young soldier to Mrs. Droz Keyes, yes Mrs. Keyes he does know how it feels to be called unpatriotic and it is a slap in the face especially to those who served. Then came Senator Kerry and my husband choked up.

I am just so sad right now, sad for our country, sad for my husband , sad for the truest of patriots like Senator Kerry, Max Cleland, etc., and all of us true patriots in this supposedly the greatest nation in the world.

George Bush GO TO HELL, you wouldn't know what patriotism was if it hit you in your smirk snarky ass face.

:rant:

[TayTay]

1. I am so glad your husband liked this speech

For some reason, I imagined it as being meant for all the brave people who did serve and are serving now. Those are the ones who have been most betrayed by the horrible policies of this present Admin. The families of people who volunteered and took an oath to preserve, defend and protect the Constitution of this country are the ones who were most betrayed. This is what moves my heart most of all. It's why I'm still here.

Thank you and thank your husband for me for his service to this nation. Tell him that patriotism is alive and well and was shown in that speech. Bush and his cronies will never understand that, all they can do is make lip-service to those ideals.

And we will take this country back. Because people like you and your husband live here and you deserve no less.

[fedupinBushcountry]

3. BLM

PM'ed me and asked me to post it in GD. I just really think more people need to listen to what was spoken of on Saturday.

[TayTay]

4. Yes they do.

It's on C-Span now. Perhaps we will be able to pick it up elsewhere soon as well.

[karynnj]

6. Wonderful idea

It's sad that Bush & co were able to steal "patriotism" from someone who lived it as your husband did. It's great that Kerry and the others can help him reclaim it. The spirit in that hall was very genuine and intensely good.

I think seeing something as real as what you wrote is important to DU-P. Because no one knows who you are, the internet has people willing to mock things which are genuine and sincere. Seeing something like this could wake some of them up from their snarky self-congratulatory smug coolness. (A lot of them let their inner 13 year old post far too often - and it's not pretty.)

[fedupinBushcountry]

7. To bad

a thread with just the word patriotism falls to the wayside, but one bashing Kerry thread soars to the top.

Is their hate so deep that they do not care about anyone else but their own egos. It makes my heart ache. Its bad enough when it comes from the right, but when the left join in it makes that ache even more painful.

[ginnyinWI]

2. They think patriotism is for swaying the masses.

And they feel above it all. Their allegiance is to anything that gives them money and power. And while this may have been true of previous administrations too, never has one been so willing to flaunt these values, and be so transparently arrogant about what they feel to be their rights and privileges. This is the difference between this administration and Bush I, Reagan, Ford, Nixon. They just don't give a damn what anybody or any other country thinks or what kind of damage they will do to our national reputation to the world. I guess that's because the Rapture is due any day now!

[ProSense]

5. Great rant! n/t