*Stand Up For America Rally*

[babolaypo65]

ANN:
I am sorry you are leaving for a while. I have always benefited from your posts. Its my personal opinion that hearing different perspectives is good. And, hearing perspectives from outside the US is also good.

I am posting my opinion here. I normally do not post my political opinions on pet talk. I apologize for posting it in the "wrong" thread.


I had not read the thread folks are referring to. I now have. I wish I hadn't. I dont find it patriotic at all. I find it demeaning, insulting, and depressing. It did not make me feel patriotic at all. As you intelligently pointed outl etters that insult liberals, that make fun of people, do not bring our country together. Letters that stereotype and lump people together, are not patriotic. Nor do they make pet talk a friendly place for people from other countries, or with other beliefs.
Now, before the flames begin:
Many, many members of my family are in the US military. My ex boyfriend, who i love dearly, is IN IRAQ IN THIS WAR. Front line. We are in a war. I support the troops. It is their job. I am NOT unamerican because I didn't think attacking Iraq was a good idea. I am not unAmerican because I chose to speak against the war prior to its start. I am AMERICAN. I support my troups for doing their job.
My country was founded with freedom of speech as one of its tenets. It is my right. It is my responsibility. Susan Sarandon is not "unAmerican" for stating her opinion and using her fame to state her opinion. Just as Oliver North isn't UnAmerican for using HIS fame to get HIS opinion out. Being American does not mean agreeing with everything your leaders say and do. If that is someone's definition of America, then, wow, their high school civics book had their countries confused.

I am a patriotic person. I love my country. I am also liberal. Liberals are not unpatriotic. Liberals are not a homogeneous group.
The wearing of birkenstocks, and one's opinions about abortion have absolutely nothing to do with one's opinions about this particular military effort.

Now, that said, I do believe that I should stop speaking out against the war now that it has begun (for the time being). I also believe that Susan Sarandon and others should. MOST have. I also believe that the writer of that letter should stop criticizing those who were against the war. and belittling them. We all should.

supporting our troups is a positive thing, insulting and belittling others is not. telling others they can not have their own opions is not. Support the troups.