Lionessa (2,344 posts)
I've looked and looked, but I can't find
enough pride in my country just now, with the way we are bullying and droning and not offering fast or fair jurisprudence to those accused (Gitmo and Bradley Manning) and counting "enemy combatants" (any of age boy in any drone massacred group?) to celebrate.
Add to that the banksters not only still free, but getting kudos from the president, and the insane amount of money going into our elected officials campaign coffers (gimme gimme, from the candidates, while one hours' intake of contributions is more than most of us make in a year), as well as the ridiculously harmful trade agreements to assure we slide further into third world status.
Sorry, I've looked and looked and I find no reason to be patriotic, not even today.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/1002900593Yeah I can understand, if I looked at the country as my own personal piggy bank, I probably wouldn't have much pride in my country either. Even though 0bama is doing his best to load you up with freebies, it still isn't enough.
I still am proud of my country despite the left doing their best to destroy everything in it. The more you goons hate this country the more proud of it I become. After we win big in November I hope we can restore even more reasons for freedom loving Americans to be proud.
spanone (64,762 posts)
1. how about.... we just passed the affordable healthcare act. joining the rest of the world, finally.
The rest of the world is doing so well with that too.
siligut (7,786 posts)
3. Then the RW has done what they intended
Everything is so much simpler without opposition. This is a difficult time for us.
Yeah the right wing is in full control, that is why 0bamacare is dead, oh wait, ummm that is why Immigration laws are being enforced, wait again, ummm okay I got one, that is why Eric Holder is going to jail for his crimes, damn wrong again. Looks like we aren't running the show after all.
MannyGoldstein (18,347 posts)
10. How about celebrating what we were... and can be again...
once we throw out the Third-Way plague and elect FDR Democrats.
Lionessa (2,344 posts)
11. For 30 years or so, I've done that, this year I accept reality.
They won, USA is for the most part a disgraceful hypocrite.
KatChatter (159 posts)
19. Why be proud of one’s nation in the first place?
It is not like we have a free choice in choosing what nation you are born in nor can you freely move to another either.
It's just a free day off to me.
Say that about gay pride and you will be destroyed at DU.
They are getting everything they want bit by bit and they still cry like toddlers at nap time.