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Originally posted by selfless
I think piacenza means,
People supporting the government and not even being aware of how corrupted it really is.
In this case patriotic means, misguided.
Originally posted by nyarlathotep
That is not what a patriot is, that is sheeple. Perhaps Picenza should have used the word misguided instead of patriot.
Originally posted by selfless
Yes but some people think they are patriotic by supporting the current government and well that's not the case is it.
Originally posted by mister Jones
patriot vs sheeple - sure it fuels a nice semantics discussion but can we go back to the tree, please?
Originally posted by nyarlathotep
Originally posted by selfless
Yes but some people think they are patriotic by supporting the current government and well that's not the case is it.
The key word here being think. They think they are patriotic by supporting the current government, but they're not, you're correct. However, to lump ALL patriots into the sheeple category is just plain ignorant.
Originally posted by piacenza
I am refering to the American Culture as a whole I am obviously saddened for the families of the perished as I am sadden by the death of hundreds of thousands of Iraqis in the same way.
A human being is always a human being.
Did the American society deserves it? Yes it did.
The value that are lost as a whole justify it because no one did anything to prevent it and the big majority of the american population its to blind by their own patriotism.
Patriotism its one of the worst thing it could happen to a society after religion.
[edit on 9-5-2007 by piacenza]
[edit on 9-5-2007 by piacenza]
The people i know who died on 9/11 didnt deserve it. Innocent people died that day. The people who send bombs all over the world need to die, not innocent people. You, my friend, are an ass.