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  • NMyTree
    NMyTree Posts: 2,374
    stupidcorporatewhore wrote:
    I admire and have true respect for the dixie chicks, though I am not a "fan"

    this film gives you a true idea at the cost of free speech

    SUAS is currently available on DVD and on Netflix

    Great film!!!

    I love the Dixie Chicks and this is an excellent documentry!
  • cincybearcat
    cincybearcat Posts: 16,826
    gue_barium wrote:
    Give us your idea of what a patriot is, really.


    Someone that risks his/her life for the greater good.

    Certainly, speaking out for what you believe in the face of criticism and sticking by your beliefs is extremely admirable. BUt we should really expect that of everyone. We've lowered our standards fopr who our heros are...that's all.
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  • cincybearcat
    cincybearcat Posts: 16,826
    stupidcorporatewhore wrote:
    Yeah, they are.

    if you asked the DC if they'd rather not said it to avoid all the hubbub, they'd probably tell you they wished they hadn't.

    It's what happened next that makes them patriots. They never went on an apologetic media blitz to try and fix it.

    they stood by what they said and risked losing their careers.

    kind of like the way you endlessly bash a guy who's tried to raise the minimum wage seven times but you stand by the criminals of this administration who are responsible for bankrupting this country, not to mention the deaths of hundreds of thousands of iraqis and 3000 american soldiers (and counting).

    I'm just saying.

    You backed out of your deal.

    I'm not standing by this administration. I've admitted I was wrong. You are right about their spending and the pointless war headed no where. I was wrong. I won't make that mistake again, and yes I feel bad for those that had to suffer because of my and others support.

    Here's the thing though, Bush is standing by his beliefs despite popular opinion...is he a patriot?
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  • RainDog
    RainDog Posts: 1,824
    cincybearcat wrote:
    Someone that risks his/her life for the greater good.
    You might want to add "...of the nation and it's interests" to the end of that, lest you come across as some sort of Socialist.

    And, even with the added phrase, you'd be treading dangerous terrain. ;)
  • cincybearcat
    cincybearcat Posts: 16,826
    RainDog wrote:
    You might want to add "...of the nation and it's interests" to the end of that, lest you come across as some sort of Socialist.

    And, even with the added phrase, you'd be treading dangerous terrain. ;)


    I guess you are right. :)

    I just think you have to do something extraordinary to be a patriot.......I don't think saying what you think even though you may lose money is a good enough reason.
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  • Abuskedti
    Abuskedti Posts: 1,917
    cincybearcat wrote:
    Someone that risks his/her life for the greater good.

    Certainly, speaking out for what you believe in the face of criticism and sticking by your beliefs is extremely admirable. BUt we should really expect that of everyone. We've lowered our standards fopr who our heros are...that's all.


    The Dixie Chicks did risk their lives for the greater good.
  • gue_barium
    gue_barium Posts: 5,515
    cincybearcat wrote:
    Someone that risks his/her life for the greater good.

    Certainly, speaking out for what you believe in the face of criticism and sticking by your beliefs is extremely admirable. BUt we should really expect that of everyone. We've lowered our standards fopr who our heros are...that's all.

    So, by your definition, you're not a patriot?
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  • cincybearcat
    cincybearcat Posts: 16,826
    gue_barium wrote:
    So, by your definition, you're not a patriot?

    Nope.
    hippiemom = goodness
  • stupidcorporatewhore
    stupidcorporatewhore Posts: 761
    cincybearcat wrote:
    You backed out of your deal.

    I'm not standing by this administration. I've admitted I was wrong. You are right about their spending and the pointless war headed no where. I was wrong. I won't make that mistake again, and yes I feel bad for those that had to suffer because of my and others support.

    Here's the thing though, Bush is standing by his beliefs despite popular opinion...is he a patriot?

    that is a great question. here's the best answer I can muster.

    GWB was a minor player at best before he took the office and he'll basically be a glorified ranch hand after he's done. I guarentee (or at least hope) he won't have the humanitarian post pres career that Jimmy carter has and I don't really see him on a book tour or lecture circut unless somebody writes it for him and then tells him what to say.

    The point is that because the Iraq war is and has been a corporate money grab, and the front has been "patriotism or else". His patriotism is a sham

    he is a false patriot.
  • RolandTD20Kdrummer
    RolandTD20Kdrummer Posts: 13,066
    Boss302 wrote:
    hahahaha...couldn't agree more.

    I have heard good things about the doc though


    They definitely have good energy. Not to hard on the eyes, and some balls apparently. Some of their melodic stuff is pretty interesting. Never been a fan of the country "twang" so to speak. Perhaps in another life.
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    and reveling in it's loyalty. It's made by forming coalitions
    over specific principles, goals, and policies.

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  • Abookamongstthemany
    Abookamongstthemany Posts: 8,209
    I saw it a couple of weeks ago and thought it was very telling. I just couldn't get over how angry these people were acting over a difference of opinion! They completely abandoned the Dixie Chicks, refused to play them on the radio even when requested, called them so many vile names and made threats against them all just because they said they didn't like Bush. It was quite embarassing for me to be from the area where many of these small minded types are from. They claim to love this country sooo much but apparently don't care so much for some of the principles that make it great.
    If you want to tell people the truth, make them laugh, otherwise they'll kill you.

    Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.
    -Oscar Wilde
  • Nothingman54
    Nothingman54 Posts: 2,251
    I saw it last week and I loved it! They where treated wrong by dumb ass people. Now it looks like many of them have come out of the darkness and seen the light.
    I'll be back

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