How long WILL Dem officeholders wear those $*%&^#@ FLAG PINS!

[AprilRazz]

That looks good.

Just make sure the kids are in bed before you put it on.

[Chris_]

Oh my god, he punched a baby.  This movie is a hot mess.

[diesel driver]

I've been shopping around for a new bumper sticker to cover up my Romney/Ryan sticker now that the election is over.  Not because I'm in any way ashamed of my support for Romney and Ryan, only because it's time to move on now.  But after seeing this post, I'm inclined to get a flag sticker of some kind.

If you REALLY want to send a libtard over the edge, put the Confederate Stars and Bars flag on your car.

Drives them even more nuts than the Stars and Stripes does!   

[sybilll]

Not me....it's just what I've come to expect from them regarding anything good about America. No matter how trivial it may be, the DUmbasses will always denegrate anything American.

I am mostly prepared for the vile American hate I see at DU, but when they bash our military, I admit to fantasizing about removing their wisdom teeth via their sphincters.

[AmericanNationalist76]

For what it's worth, I'll analyze this DUmp and see how many fallacies I can pick up (will include original post and comments.)

When we're even on the way OUT of Afghanistan?

We'll be pulling out in 2014 officially. As of now we are not pulling troops out on a large scale.

When there's no longer ANY real threat to this country?

There are, and always will be threats to our nation. Look around, Mexican drug cartels are turning our Mexican border into a warzone, there was recently a radical Islamic terrorist cell that was caught trying to go to Turkey and then to Afghanistan to try and attack U.S embassies there, and there are also violent crime syndicates and gangs which range from petty criminals to extremely organized masterminds. Oh, and not to mention democrats and liberals who are trying to alter the rules they have to play by so they can push their esoteric agenda.

Can't our party, at least, leave the pin fetish to the 'pugs and admit that the country has moved on from 9/11?

Not a fallacy, but I'm seeing kind of a globalist and internationalist sentiment here. Hmm, I wonder who else has or had globalist and internationalist sentiment. Sounds familiar right?

It's time to stop tying ourselves to something that has always been an arrogant, spiteful right-wing way of saying "We're Americans and YOU aren't".

Completely wrong. The flag pins are not signs of spite or arrogance, it is shown to say you show allegiance to your country. Not to say we're Americans and you aren't even though the Blues show some of the most anti-nationalist and anti-traditionalist views America has seen.

4. When we stop calling our nation "The Homeland" and go back to "nation" or "country"

We do not call our nation "The Homeland", we call it our country. We are not ultra-nationalists akin to the far-rightists of Europe, even though I support some of their views I'm content with calling our country, well, our country.

3. Romney did NOT wear his flag pin today when he went to White House to lunch with Pres Obama

Well he isn't the President or a Presidential candidate anymore, remember? Derp.

1. "Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel."

2. "When fascism comes to America it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying a cross."

Well, out of context quotes, where have I seen this before?   First of all, the first quote is by Samuel Jackson, who was from England. Patriotism is different in different countries. As for the second quote, we've been wrapped in the flag and carrying crosses for a long time, I don't think we're gonna be seeing fascism under the flag unless you paint a hammer and sickle on it.

This is my $0.02.

[SSG Snuggle Bunny]

It's time to stop tying ourselves to something that has always been an arrogant, spiteful right-wing way of saying "We're Americans and YOU aren't".

I've always been tweaked by the Meth-icans who come here and insist on displaying their national colors on t-shirts, on their cars, from their homes. Meth-ico is such a dirty, violent shit hole you just HAD to invade my home to escape but now that you're here you're going to act like being Meth-ican is the greatest point of pride.

And they get bitchy if you say anything.

Hey, tough guy: go home and fight the corrupt politicians and drug lords that have turned your nation into a hell hole. Don't worry, I got a connection for all the guns you need. He's in the White House.

And I'll wager the US flag pin-hating DUmbasses would disapprove of my criticism of Meth-ican displays of patriotism. In fact, they'd probably call it a hate crime.

[MrsSmith]

LeftofObama (1,152 posts)
7. Two quotes come to mind...

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1. "Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel."

2. "When fascism comes to America it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying a cross."

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Actually, when fascism came to America, it came wrapped in the banner of "what's best for YOU."  It came in things like telling preachers to stick to "religion" and quit talking about values and politics.  It came in policies for "the little guy," like forcing "rich" people to support those that choose not to work, instead of those that truly can't.  It came in policies that were "good for you," like helmet laws, seat belt laws, drinking and smoking laws.  It was whispered, then "preached," then forced upon school children across the country under code names like "sex education," "evolution," "First Amendment rights."    It came in the name of "cleaning up history," when accurate books like "To Kill a Mockingbird" and "Huck Finn" were banned by those that deemed them racist instead of accurate to their time.  It came in history lessons that ignored 99% of actual history and magnified the history that could be used to make children ashamed of being normal, decent Christian kids...or just white kids!  It came wearing the label "Democrat," and YOU lurkers bought it, own it,  hook, line and sinker.  "There's one born every minute..."  (Well, maybe not every minute, since you guys tend to murder so many of yours before birth.)