Who Gets To Define What’s Patriotic?
Posted By: RockyTCB, 5/3/2021 6:40:18 AM
Last week, President Joe Biden said it’s the patriotic duty of Americans to wear masks while outside. Years ago, while campaigning as Barack Obama’s running mate, he said it was patriotic to pay higher taxes. It’s hard to decide if these statements are more akin to the ramblings of a child or are uncomfortably similar to Third World despots who demand obedience from their subordinated citizens. Frankly, they’re both. Making a distinction is virtually impossible. When we hear Biden try to force his view of patriotism on the country, we think of Woody Allen’s “Bananas,”
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Our judgment in three words: Not. At. All.
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Frankly, they’re both. Making a distinction is virtually impossible.
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