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i'm going to agree with drawerfixer and disagree with zxello.
the united states was founded on a number of principles. you can find all of those listed in the bill of rights and the constitution. as far as anything goes, regardless of your political/ideological affiliations, if you want to talk about patriotism, refer to those documents and make your desicions.
that being said, the united states was founded on the dissent of a few people who absolutely could not live with their current regime any more. they felt opressed because that monarchy was pressing their political, ideological, and religious beleifes on others who did not feel it was necessary to follow, but would be severely punished if they did not obey. they protested, they dissented, and they created one of the most powerful unions in the world.
i truly feel that the spirit that this country was created in is being squashed by current political nonsense. the bill of rights and the constitution have laid out the recipe for success... a recipe that did fine for more than 150 years, but the current trend of circumventing it for other goals is what will eventually be the downfall of the most powerful nation on earth.
they were wrong to arrest that man. plain and simple. his right to speak his mind and his right to assemble with others of the same mind were violated.
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My country is the world, and my religion is to do good.
- Thomas Paine
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