I came looking for a discussion (this is General Discussion, after all) and, failing that, at least found more wisdom from ratbastid... which is always welcome.
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Originally Posted by ratbastid
Okay, I'm all for celebrities and performers visiting soldiers, I have no problem with that. And I think people who do are the kind that make "liberal" a dirty word. But this song is equally offensive in the other direction. It's a re-churning of the same "they're fighting for freedom" and "either you agree with me or you hate your country" memes that America outgrew just before our mid-term elections. I actually find this song about as revolting as US gung-ho-patriotic schlock tunes "I'm Proud To Be An American" and "Have you forgotten?"
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