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kentuck Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-27-06 02:17 PM
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At this critical time, do you feel more loyalty to America, Israel, or...
Hezbollah? Or another country or organization? Be honest.
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Deja Q Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-27-06 02:18 PM
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1. America.
As if they care.
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wyldwolf Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-27-06 02:18 PM
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2. USA!
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G_j Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-27-06 02:19 PM
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3. none
Edited on Thu Jul-27-06 02:23 PM by G_j
of the above

I am loyal to life
treating my brothers and sisters with kindness and respect

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ixion Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-27-06 02:30 PM
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15. exactly
that is first and foremost above all, IMO.
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G_j Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-27-06 02:33 PM
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17. "Imagine" nt
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meegbear Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-27-06 02:19 PM
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4. America, it's my home, dammit!
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bryant69 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-27-06 02:20 PM
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5. Just now I feel no loyalty to anything or anybody
Except my dog. But that's pretty much it.
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WCGreen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-27-06 02:20 PM
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6. I am loyal to my family first, then my country.....
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QuestionAll... Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-27-06 02:20 PM
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7. my loyality belongs with all people who live in fear
of the war merchants and the economic and environmental rapists of this world.
Families huddled together around the globe living in poverty, fear and uncertainy which turns into cash for the Despicable Ones and their filthy toys and games.

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proud patriot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-27-06 02:21 PM
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8. I'm loyal to Human Beings and the U.S. Constitution
I also feel a sense of Loyalty to the Land (our mother)
and to Future generations of Human Beings .

:patriot:
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Minnesota Libra Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-27-06 02:21 PM
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9. To America first and foremost and then...................
Edited on Thu Jul-27-06 02:24 PM by Minnesota Libra
.....to Israel/England/Australia/Canada but I truly don't think Hezbollah will be in the running any time soon.

Oh and by the way, our Constitution, yup that piece of paper, come even before the country because without that all important piece of paper there wouldn't be an America.

edited for clarity
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Mandate My Ass Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-27-06 02:23 PM
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10. None of the above. The human race
neither the US or Israel governments are pursuing their respective citizens' well-being. Hezbollah would face natural extinction if they didn't have nationalist hate to fuel them.
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cali Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-27-06 02:24 PM
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11. Vermont.
My first loyalty is always to Vermont and the Vermont Community.
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Wonk Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-27-06 02:27 PM
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12. Humanity
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Xeric Donating Member (586 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-27-06 02:28 PM
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13. The World is my country.......
all mankind are my brethren, and to do good is my religion.
Thomas Paine
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Master Mahon Donating Member (621 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-27-06 02:28 PM
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14. I am loyal to my beliefs
and convictions to what's right and moral.
NO institution or county gets my support without question and I'm not willing to compromise my beliefs for them.
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realisticphish Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-27-06 02:32 PM
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16. "I am not a citizen of Athens, or of Greece, but of the world"
but after a loyalty to humanity in general, America.
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Virginia Dare Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-27-06 02:35 PM
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18. The human race and mother earth...n/t
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Swamp Rat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-27-06 02:36 PM
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19. NEITHER!!! ... NONE!!! ... I AM SICK OF GOVERNMENT(s) PERIOD!!!!
x(



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politicaholic Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-27-06 02:37 PM
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20. Canada...but I wish they would bomb more foreign civilians...
I like the kind of nationalism that you can really sink your teeth into, ya know? The type of diplomacy that make me wonder, "Shouldn't there be some people in the world who should die for merely NOT being Canadian?"

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demosincebirth Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-27-06 02:37 PM
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21. U.S.
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cigsandcoffee Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-27-06 02:37 PM
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22. I am loyal to America and her allies.
My God, how could I not be? This country has been very good to me. I live modestly but comfortably, I'm free to pursue my interests, and there is no shortage of culture or recreational options open to me.
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Tierra_y_Libertad Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-27-06 02:38 PM
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23. None of the above. Tho' I do, generally, like the UN.
"Patriotism is the most foolish of passions and the passion of fools." Schopenhauer

Or, the short version - Screw nationalism.
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mnhtnbb Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-27-06 02:40 PM
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24. Loyalty to the greatest commandment:-- Love thy neighbor--
and I will criticize ANY and ALL governments--US included--that don't adhere
to it.

Loving one's neighbor doesn't include pre-emptive war or bombing the hell out of innocent civilians in retaliation for capturing soldiers of another country.
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Coyote_Bandit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-27-06 02:41 PM
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25. Depends on what you mean by loyalty
If you are referring to an alliegence and a committment of being bound to pursue a course of action then I would have to say that my loyalties lie first with myself, my family and our values which include service toward bettering humanity. If we do not protect our own interests then who will?

But it is also fair to say that I have a deep sense of attatchment and affection toward my country.

Perhaps the better question would be where do my loyalties lie when there is a conflict between personal obligation and national sentiment.
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catmother Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-27-06 02:42 PM
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26. america first. our allies second. i depise Hizbollah.
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Taxloss Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-27-06 02:43 PM
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27. Ah, the old "divided loyalties" line.
A real cracker, that one, eh? Fear the enemy within? You realise this is textbook stuff, don't you?
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Ariana Celeste Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-27-06 02:43 PM
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28. I am a world citizen first.
American second.
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City Lights Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-27-06 02:43 PM
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29. Earth first.
Without her, nothing else matters.
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Sparkly Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-27-06 02:43 PM
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30. America. nt
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Phillycat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-27-06 02:44 PM
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31. Philadelphia
I'll stay over here in my little corner and see what I can do.
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Freedom_from_Chains Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-27-06 02:48 PM
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32. I view it like a bumper sticker I saw.
"I love my country, but fear my government."
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niyad Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-27-06 03:39 PM
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33. …as a woman I have no country. As a woman I want no country. As a woman,
my country is the whole world."

my loyalty is to our Mother Earth and all Her children, period.
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Solly Mack Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-27-06 03:55 PM
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34. I don't respect my government
to some people's "thinking", that's being disloyal.

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titoresque Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-27-06 03:57 PM
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35. My friends and family. n/t

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hack89 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-27-06 04:07 PM
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36. America nt
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rniel Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-27-06 04:09 PM
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37. Sweden
At least they have stayed neutral all these years.

I'm just kidding. America of course. Israel seems to have a much better lobby than america though.
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