Letters to the Editor
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this is the hill you're willing to die on?
So, if I read the majority of writers correctly, you are willing to have McCain (the Bush clone) elected because you are going to stand on your laurels and show the American public how non-patriotic you are (seeing as how patriotism is, so, not the thing to be). That's right. Don't wear your American pin, because it's stupid patriotism. Don't say the Pledge of Allegiance, because it's stupid patriotism. And once McCain's president, you can all stand on the corner and shout about how you are not a patriot. Or write to Salon, and denounce stupid patriotism (and when McCain continues Bush's legacy, the telecommunications companies can record everything you say, so they will know you are not a stupid patriot). Ann 1960 simply said that to play the game, you have to play the game correctly. Do you really think Joe American will vote for someone who does not wear an American pin? At a job interview, you wear the "man's" suit. At Thanksgiving dinner, a polite athiest should keep his/her mouth shut when someone says grace. It's the right thing to do. If you want to save this country, shut up, wear the pin, say the Pledge and then work on solving the problems. Or suffer the consequences of another 4-8 years of Bush, war, suffering and political disaster.