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John's avatar

If only Barry J Kaufman were President... Perhaps Barry could offer some novel solution of whimsy, a thoughtful insight, or anything other than the standard contribution of Thom is basically the crook silhouette on Neighborhood Watch signs.

Patriotism has its place and time when evoked in pursuit of our highest ideals. Now is that time.

We have ample supply of anti-democracy oligarchs within. The prople certainly won't benefit from supplemental influence by foreign oligarchs. That's a "Plus 1" invitation sailing for the dumpster.

Less corruption, not more.

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Mmerose's avatar

ok, class. The reason Thom uses "patriotic" in this context is to try to reclaim the word from the corrupting clutches of jingoists and white supremacists, and return the concept of "patriotism" to some connection to doing the right thing.

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