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To: Sully- who wrote (459)	7/24/2005 9:19:54 AM
From: epicure	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1233

Disliking policies is not the same as disliking the country. I don't know if you've noticed, but she loves lots of things about the US (just as I do; just as almost everyone on SI does, who lives in the US, regardless of their political view). She simply isn't very happy about our policies. And isn't dissent over policies a big part of being American? Our founding fathers thought so. To be fair to Grainne, she's right that most people in the Us know almost nothing about the history of the ME. People in the US don't even know their own history. Remember, a huge majority are always unable to identify elements of the constitution, or the bill of rights, documents they've actually been exposed to. Most people in the US have no real exposure to ME history. (polls back up this dearth of knowledge, as I'm sure you know) constitutioncenter.org 91% of Americans believe that the U.S. Constitution is important to them; and 84% believe that to work as intended, our system of government depends on active and informed citizens, BUT; More than half of Americans don't know the number of Senators; About 1 out of 3 don't know the number of branches of the Federal Government; 1 out of 6 believe that the Constitution establishes America as a Christian nation; 20% believe that only lawyers can understand the Constitution; Almost one-quarter cannot name a single right guaranteed to us by the First Amendment; and 84% believe that the U.S. Constitution is the document that states that "all men are created equal", thus confusing it with the Declaration of Independence.

To: Sully- who wrote (459)	7/24/2005 1:03:52 PM
From: Lazarus_Long	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1233

Clearly drank fishstick's Kool Aid.

To: Sully- who wrote (459)	7/24/2005 2:29:40 PM
From: Lady Lurksalot	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1233

Tim, Not only was there no dissent, there was this rambling mishmash. How many buckets do you think we should give it? Message 21535138 - Holly

To: Sully- who wrote (459)	7/27/2005 10:34:23 AM
From: mph	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 1233

But don't you find that post really amusing? Gee, Palestinian friends gave her a "nonfiction" book and from this she learned to distrust Israel and not to accept the "pablum" offered by the U.S. government on the topic....ROTFLMAO! Guess those Palestinian buds had no ax to grind. Gee, who wrote the "nonfiction" book? Bet it was some Palestinians....very likely, no? That would surely provide an unbiased POV...not! But then, a whole college course on the Middle East would lead to the same conclusions she's drawn, though she evidently hasn't taken one and therefore could not authoritatively state this to be the case. I rather feel sorry for G. She's so limited by her multiple biases and cloistered existence that she doesn't realize how very foolish she sounds. Her "feelies" buds won't tell her either..........