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To: Jacob Snyder who wrote (118695)	11/6/2003 4:31:08 PM
From: Maurice Winn	Read Replies (2) of 281500

dictionary.reference.com More than love of country. Willingness to defend and sacrifice for it. Iraqi suicide bombers against USA troops are patriots, obviously enough. Japanese bombers of Pearl Harbour were patriots. Undoubtedly. Vietcong killers of American soldiers were undoubtedly patriots. American pilots nuking Japanese civilians were patriots. Patriotism is an ugly, usually misguided business, commonly involving xenophobia, jingoism, racism and viciousness in chimpoid dominance rituals. Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel. Christianity is the antithesis of patriotism. Universality of love is the antithesis of patriotism. Mqurice

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