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Wednesday, May 28, 2008 12:00 AM

Playing soldier

What's patriotism got to do with fat men with ponytails on Harleys?
By Garrison Keillor

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  • Tuesday, May 27, 2008 09:37 PM

    The notion of dying for your country

    wasn't actually invented by the Founding Fathers - it's been going on much longer than that. As the Roman poet Horace said:

    "Dulce et Decorum est pro patria mori" (it is a sweet and fitting thing to die for one's country).

    It was bullshit then and it's bullshit now.

    Peace.

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