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What's the Matter with Kansas?
I want to give the people who show up at the Pro-Bush (because that's what they are) rallies like this one the benefit of assuming that they are truly patriots and that they have not been duped by the political right. The problem is that they tend to equate slavish adherence to public policy as the litmus test for patriotism. In this, they are completely wrong.
I love this country because it is based on one of the greatest documents to ever come out of human thought. However, I do have to say that I love this country even though it has a few warts--areas where the ideal and the reality diverge significantly. One thing I don't do is equate support of the political agenda of the current occupant of the White House with patriotism. I have the right, even the obligation, to voice my opposition to any political agenda espoused by another citizen if I think that agenda is wrong. Even if that agenda is supported my a majority of my fellow citizens, I still have both the right and the duty to voice my opposition. It is only in this way that a dialogue can be opened and, possibly, a compromise can be reached which, while probably not pleasing either the pro or the con advocates, can be lived with by both sides of the question.
Of course, there are some questions which do not have a middle ground. The war in Iraq is one of these. Either you invade and occupy a sovereign nation with the goal of getting your way by force, or you don't. Like being pregnant, there is no "little bit" involved. You either are pregnant or you are not: you have either invaded a sovereign nation or you haven't. So, in this instance, it is perfectly possible to have deeply committed people who love their country on both sides of the debate. And that debate will continue until our forces leave Iraq. We will either leave because Mr. Bush's agenda has been achieved, or we will leave because a new set of leaders determine that further involvement in Iraq is against our national interests.
There will be more to this, but I have to get back to work. *sigh*
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