It makes me sad, really, to see that they are passively yet aggressively using the tenets of our Constitution as an opportunity to exclude from or disparage another out of the conversation. They are defying those who disagree with their definition of the word detractor. It’s just that displays like this are often done these days as an act of defiance rather than of support. But it’s not because I don’t love my flag or my country. With apologies in advance for the generalization, as a liberal myself, I notice that I cringe a bit when I see a pickup truck with a giant American flag jutting from the bed. Where they differ is in the definition of the word “detractor.” They have each drawn conclusions about who is doing the detracting and from what. They both have a love and respect for this national experiment of democracy we are still testing. One is a more reserved and conservative viewpoint and the other is clearly liberal, with an edge. The differing tones of those two definitions are trail markers along each path up the mountain. Another offers, “A real patriot is someone who loves their country enough to speak up when they see something that needs to be changed not someone who blindly assumes that their government knows best and is always right no matter what.” Definitely fair as well. One definition of the word “patriot” is “a person who vigorously supports their country and is prepared to defend it against enemies or detractors.” That seems reasonable enough.
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The long answer is a series of winding roads charting up the same mountain. I imagine the thousands of parade participants who, at this moment, are marching in parades down the Main Streets of America.ĭo they all know what they are marching for? Do they all march for the same thing? The short answer is yes. As I write my column this morning, it is the Fourth of July.
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