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Lady Freedom Returns

(14,120 posts)
Mon Dec 12, 2016, 09:38 PM Dec 2016

Been hearing rethugs saying not supporting tRump is unpatriotic?

Remind them what Theodore Roosevelt said:

Patriotism means to stand by the country. It does not mean to stand by the president or any other public official, save exactly to the degree in which he himself stands by the country. It is patriotic to support him insofar as he efficiently serves the country. It is unpatriotic not to oppose him to the exact extent that by inefficiency or otherwise he fails in his duty to stand by the country. In either event, it is unpatriotic not to tell the truth, whether about the president or anyone else.

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Been hearing rethugs saying not supporting tRump is unpatriotic? (Original Post) Lady Freedom Returns Dec 2016 OP
The PEOTUS questioned Obama's legitimacy exboyfil Dec 2016 #1
Hoping for his failure HassleCat Dec 2016 #2
I'm hoping for Trump's failure Jean-Jacques Roussea Dec 2016 #4
Unpatriotik, for sure Blue Owl Dec 2016 #3
Like they supported Obama? Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Dec 2016 #5
Your post has me confused? Lady Freedom Returns Dec 2016 #10
Fine. I'm skeered. I'm really really skeered. n/t UTUSN Dec 2016 #6
Kettle calling pot black, I think TexasProgresive Dec 2016 #7
If I do hear them say this I will remind them that supporting a Russian Puppet in his takeover of Pachamama Dec 2016 #8
Same crap they said when GWB was in office. Rex Dec 2016 #9
 

HassleCat

(6,409 posts)
2. Hoping for his failure
Mon Dec 12, 2016, 09:43 PM
Dec 2016

Means hoping for the failure of the nation. This is what bothered me about the right wingers. They hoped for a disastrous war or economic collapse, just for the satisfaction of seeing Obama stuck with a bad legacy.

TexasProgresive

(12,157 posts)
7. Kettle calling pot black, I think
Mon Dec 12, 2016, 10:33 PM
Dec 2016

If that is the case they have even more gall then I thought possible to exist in the whole of creation.

Pachamama

(16,886 posts)
8. If I do hear them say this I will remind them that supporting a Russian Puppet in his takeover of
Mon Dec 12, 2016, 11:11 PM
Dec 2016

...our country is unpatriotic...

I do not support Comrade Trumpski....ever....

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