Yesterday for the 4th of July we bbq’d, played games, didn’t really catch any fireworks (this being California, the fires took it out of me), and of course had a great political discussion. As a Democrat I am really torn about the issue of patriotism as it has played out in the political landscape during the election season. Of course the play it has gotten about whether Obama is patriotic or not is way over the top and just doesn’t need to be dignified here by a response. But what I find interesting is the discussion about what it means to be patriotic and whether we as Democrats should be trying to “take back the flag”. The baseline of this argument is that conservatives have hijacked and draped themselves in the flag, and that loving this country is perceived as solely the domain of the right. As far as loving this country...
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