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View Poll Results: Can you be a patriotic American while hating half of Americans
1. Yes 35 58.33%
2. No 25 41.67%
Voters: 60. You may not vote on this poll

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Old 03-18-2011, 09:16 PM
 
Location: Staten Island, NY
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Agreed with Cavaturaccioli
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Those were gonna be my exact words.
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What???? How in gods name did you come up with that conclusion. Please show me where I made that assumption.
Really???
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Old 03-18-2011, 09:18 PM
 
Location: Southern Willamette Valley, Oregon
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Where in my statement did I say anything about conservatives. What premise did I state? A bunch of accusations but nothing to back it up.

Hmmm
Are you for real?
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Old 03-18-2011, 09:20 PM
 
Location: Here
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Oh boy! Another racism thread. I guess we hadn't hit our quota for the day.
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Old 03-18-2011, 09:20 PM
 
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Are you for real?
Nice way of avoiding a simple question. Something tells me that I'm not going to get an answer
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Old 03-18-2011, 09:22 PM
 
Location: Southern Willamette Valley, Oregon
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Looks like I hit a raw nerve. If you don't despise any of the groups I mentioned, why would you be offended by it. I never accused you or singled out any person. Hmmm.... Quite telling.

I'd like one of these apologists to explain to me what premise I laid out.

crickets.......
There is a difference between "hating" and "despising" a group of people and taking certain exceptions with some of their actions. You seem to see things in black and white. Unless you're extremely ignorant, you should be able to see the error in the premise of your thread. Then again, liberals are funny creatures......
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Old 03-18-2011, 09:22 PM
 
Location: You Ta Zhou
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I thought, when I saw the title that this would be about if Savoir Faire thinks it can be patriotic when it hates conservatives, which are half of Americans. That would have been much more accurate.

And since when have conservatives even shown the mildest of dislike towards Asians? Liberals are much worse because we have to work harder because of your affirmative action programs. Thanks for liking us so much.
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Old 03-18-2011, 09:26 PM
 
Location: mancos
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Looks like I hit a raw nerve. If you don't despise any of the groups I mentioned, why would you be offended by it. I never accused you or singled out any person. Hmmm.... Quite telling.

I'd like one of these apologists to explain to me what premise I laid out.

crickets.......
who says I was offended by the groups you mentioned. I am offended by your post. I am of a certain race and sexeual oriantation and dont need you to defend me or challenge me or start polls about me on a public forum. your poll is to start trouble and usless
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Old 03-18-2011, 09:30 PM
 
Location: Houston area, for now
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I notice that some people who wear the patriotic label on their sleeve are the same people who constantly whine about Blacks, Hispanics, Muslims, gays, Asians, and immigrants. If you add all these groups together you have half of the US population, probably more.

So can you be a patriotic American while you hate half of America??
The post isn't about Patriotism and you know that.
Second I don't hear the racist BS. I know its there but I chose not to listen. What I do have an issue with is that my GGG grand father came here and had to go through the process to become an American. Now my German cousin is here and simply wanting to attend collage. Shes willing to go through the motions to be in this country legally and follow the rules.
It pisses me off that you try to make a false claim of racial bigotry with a twisted presentation of reality.

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Old 03-18-2011, 09:32 PM
 
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Yours is a bare-faced attempt to define conservatism as bigotry and it's a damned lie.
I disagree with this assessment. I think conservatives of late are having a very hard time discerning the difference between behavior they have grievances with and 'the vast left wing conspiracy' they've been fed for 50 odd years or longer. That would leave 80% of this nation in jail by your standards. Naturally, the rest of us have a huge problem with that mentality.

"IT" has been the thing defining conservative, which is no longer actually conservative, but fascist totalitarian tactics. Whatever Coulter, Limbaugh, and Beck think they are, they aren't conservative. They're another breed that isn't interested in being an actual American but revising history and the constitution to suit their personal agendas.
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Old 03-18-2011, 09:34 PM
 
Location: Staten Island, NY
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I disagree with this assessment. I think conservatives of late are having a very hard time discerning the difference between behavior they have grievances with and 'the vast left wing conspiracy' they've been fed for 50 odd years or longer. That would leave 80% of this nation in jail by your standards. Naturally, the rest of us have a huge problem with that mentality.

"IT" has been the thing defining conservative, which is no longer actually conservative, but fascist totalitarian tactics. Whatever Coulter, Limbaugh, and Beck think they are, they aren't conservative. They're another breed that isn't interested in being an actual American but revising history and the constitution to suit their personal agendas.
I rest my case.
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