People protesting against their country in a time of war

[bluestateguy]

Disgusting.

I do wonder how anti-tax protesters were received during World War II (you know, that war that the neo-cons like to compare the WOT/Iraq wars to)

edit: read my damn sig line

[tekisui]

1. Were you against protests during bush's war years?

[mike_c]

2. fail....

First, our wars are wholly manufactured events that have nothing to do with defending the U.S. They DESERVE to be protested, as do any other injustices that occur simultaneously. Politicians use war to cover their asses.

Second, many of us here protested a whole host of policies during the last presidency-- but during the same sham wars. Or is protesting during "wartime" only wrong when you don't agree with the protesters?

[deaniac21]

3. Most of them are so old they probably fought during wwii.

[L0oniX]

4. People who try to put down protesting against their country = Discusting.

You measure a democracy by the freedom it gives its dissidents, not the freedom it gives its assimilated conformists.- Abbie Hoffman

Dissent is the highest form of patriotism. – Thomas Jefferson

A patriot is somebody who protects his country from his government. Or better yet: who has the guts to protect his country from its government. – Piotyr Dirk

How much longer are we going to think it necessary to be “American” before (or in contradistinction to) being cultivated, being enlightened, being humane, & having the same intellectual discipline as other civilized countries? It is really too easy a disguise for our shortcomings to dress them up as a form of patriotism. – Edith Wharton

No other factor in history, not even religion, has produced so many wars as has the clash of national egotisms sanctified by the name of patriotism. – Preserved Smith

Naturally the common people don’t want war . . . Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders . . . All you have to do is to tell them they are being attacked and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism. – Hermann Goering.

[Raspberry]

5. Dissent

is the highest form of patriotism, isn't it? I mean, right? Isn't that what you were saying five years ago?

[bluestateguy]

6. Everyone read my sig line

I hate having to say that something is sarcasm when it so obviously is.

It is fun to throw that kind of rhetoric back in their face, though.

[arcane1]

7. Am I the only one who understood what you were saying?

:shrug:

[JuniperLea]

8. No... there were two of us...

This is so silly! hahaha!

[Texasgal]

9. make that 3..

:P