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Politics : Impeach George W. Bush -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: one_less who wrote (81357)	6/5/2007 12:22:41 PM
From: Bill	Respond to of 93284

Correct.

To: one_less who wrote (81357)	6/5/2007 12:37:31 PM
From: JBTFD	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 93284

Myth one was poorly stated. It should have been "the US was founded as a Christian nation". MYTH 2: US Conservatives tend to be patriotic, ethical Americans; liberals tend to hate America and are immoral. This is precisely the garbage attitude of many of the righties on SI. And it is totally false. I guess it boils down to how one would define patriotic. If one defines it as blind faith in the president, then righties may qualify. If one defines it as believing in and supporting the constitution then democrats also are patriotic. The "liberals hate America" thing is just about as stupid as anything I have ever heard. It is so obviously false that it deserves no comment. And no one party has a monopoly on morality or immorality. That is also obviously a false statement. MYTH 3. The US has a liberal media. MYTH 4. The US doesn’t need improvement compared to other countries; it is the greatest country in the world. This tries to capture the idea that if you say anything that challenges a current policy then you are unAmerican and should just get out. It is promoting of the idea of blind faith following. And many righties present this type of attitude when challenging anyone who has criticisms of this president's policies. MYTH 5: The US government loves to help other countries. Also poorly stated. Intended meaning is that we pass ourselves off as being altruistic even when our motives are not altruistic. For example the war in Iraq.