"Dissent is the Highest form of Patriotism!"
---- Thomas Jefferson
--- Sarah Fox <sarah@graphic-fusion.com> wrote:
> Hi Conrad,
>
> Perhaps I'm French at heart, because I don't accept
> that patriotism means
> blindly submitting to national authority -- at least
> not in this country.
> That's what is done in totalitarian states --
> dictatorships. We haven't
> quite gotten there yet, although we're pretty close.
>
> I believe patriotism means putting one's country
> first, sacrificing for the
> greater good of one's countrymen. We each have
> different ways of doing
> that. I respect your military service, although I
> take issue with the
> military. I hope you respect my blathering on a
> soap box, which oddly puts
> me at a bit of risk too, albeit less.
>
> Peace,
> Sarah
>
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