Think for your self
Saw a guy driving to work today that had an American flag on his bumper, right next to a FDNY sticker, right next to a sticker saying ‘Support our Troops, Support President Bush’… The combination of the three really irked me… I’m an American and a VERY proud one… I have an amazing amount of respect for the NYC Firefighters (all Police and Firefighters for that mater) – those folks are willing to put their lives on the line to save others – that takes balls of steel and a heart of gold… I also support our troops for many of the same reasons I support the police and fire – they’re doing a job most of us could never do to protect our personal freedoms..
What I do not do is blindly support our President and I don’t think anyone should. Not this President… Not any President… It is our civic duty to question every move he makes and let it be known when we disagree. And to blindly support any president purely because of his office or, worse yet, use the memory of fallen heros as justification for blind allegiance I find infuriating..
I won’t go into it any more than that… just had to vent
3 Comments to Think for your self
One of the things I find so frightening right now is how it is considered “anti-American” to question the president right now. I don’t believe anyone was accused of that during the Clinton administration, but somehow saying Bush is not the great leader the American press would have us believe is akin to standing with terrorists.
I agree. Think for yourself.
“To announce that there must be no criticism of the president, or that we are to stand by the president, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public.
“Nothing but the truth should be spoken about him or anyone else. But it is even more important to tell the truth, pleasant or unpleasant, about him than about anyone else.”
–Teddy Roosevelt
Thats a great quote – have never heard that before… And I found some really interesting articles when I searched for it online…
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