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[theweaselking]

Harry Browne, on "The Syrian Hoax"

... which could easily and accurately be subtitled "Why anyone who believes anything Bush says is an idiot - and there are millions of idiots in the USA."

I still don't understand why Americans are so quietly accepting the "election" results. The evidence shows signs of massive fraud, and when the people *committing* the fraud are the ones in charge of investigating, refuse to even look, and refuse to let anyone else look, Americans are rolling over and letting them do it.

(Pop quiz: What is the difference between the evidence of fraud in the Ukrainian elections, that Bush refused to accept as legitimate and threatened military action over if the results were not changed to his liking, and the evidence of fraud in the US elections? For bonus points, what is the difference between the American invasion of Iraq and the Syrian occupation of Lebanon?)

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[zenten.livejournal.com]

The answer to both quiz questions is the same: Patriotism is about loyalty. Loyal people do not questions those they are loyal to. Since Americans are much more likely to be loyal to their own government than the Ukrainain or Syrian governments, they question the other countries actions, but not their own.

[torrain.livejournal.com]

> Loyal people do not questions those they are loyal to.

Stupidly loyal people don't. Blindly loyal people don't. These are not prerequisites to loyalty.

That said, I do generally think you're right. But I'd be a lot less stressed if I thought there was actually some questioning going on, instead of knee-jerk following.

Mph. It's a day for quotes, I guess; all I can think of right now is Einstein's "Heroism on command, senseless violence, and all the loathsome nonsense that goes by the name of patriotism -- how passionately I hate them!"