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Old 09-03-2004, 10:37 PM   #46 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Mr Mephisto
Art, your suggestion that all Americans support the President because he's your leader and the "Commander in Chief" also bothers me.

For starters, I don't think referring to him in military terms is really appropriate. Yes, he's the Commander in Chief, but by using that term you are imbuing your whole argument with some quasi-military character, that seems to
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Automatic support and obedience, and the abandonment of political opposition, are not good things. They would damage your society more than you think.


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Excellent post Mr Mephisto, you said it better than I could.
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