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Originally posted by seretogis
Oh please. First, it's not a "new movement" for Americans to be patriotic.
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This is the only thing I'm going to bother responding to. There's a very important and clear difference between patriotism and vociferous obedience to the administration's policies. I love America. I distrust my current government. So don't accuse Hedges (and, coincidentally, me by implication) of being unpatriotic. Loving your country means wanting the best for it, and that means considering everything with the best interests of the nation in mind, not just nodding along placidly.
Thanks to Simple_Min for the article. I think it illustrates the fact that the college should have (and likely did) know what they were getting when they hired Hedges. They just didn't know what the crowd would do, and I certainly can't blame them. I try to have a little faith in mankind from time to time myself.