I'm going to have a hellish night tonight.

[Dangerman]

I am working at a local sports arena tonight and there will be a pre-game speech about "We are going to win the war on terror." and some patriotic songs and that song "God Bless America" in the bottom of the 7th. The last two 9/11s when I work there, I started shouting "bull!" and felt like I am going to tantrum.

Why they are still going some patriotism when they could have known the truth that 9/11 turned America into a semi-police state with "Boy who cried wolf" terror alerts and false pretexts into invade and occupy a defenseless sovereign nation. I don't care how "brutal" or "evil" their former leader was. And the war that followed it is one step closer to becoming a 21st Century version of Vietnam despite what the mainstream media seeing it as a 21st Century version of WWII.

The overwhelming sense of patriotism is starting to piss me off. 9/11 did not change America for the better, it turned America for the worse! And "president" Bush is the worst president ever, now surpassing Nixon is scum and skulduggery! And half of this nation thinks he's a "great American" standing next to Reagan (who supports brutal dictators in his time) and Dr. King (who's probably roiling in his grave right now spitting at Bush the warmonger)

I hate seeing all those American flags and stuff. If I survive this, I may lose some of my sanity.

God help me.

[Taverner]

1. Flags are nothing more than tools for scoundrels to wrap themselves in

[donco6]

2. I can't take it, either.

Like we have something to be proud about today, after everything that's been done in our name.

[JoDog]

3. Could you

just call in sick, then rent some DVDs or watch football? Usually I'm no for such manuevers, but this might qualify as a "mental health" day. Personally, after work I'm visiting a friend in the hospital, then going home, fixing dinner, working out and maybe do some sewing. Just avoiding all the chest thumping.

[bryant69]

4. "I hate Seeing all those American Flags and stuff?"

There's the money quote, right there.

I like seeing the American flag myself - sure it's used to cover for a lot of reprensible actions, but at heart it still symbolizes something noble to me. An ideal we once held, and an ideal that we can get back to (and i hope we will).

Bryant
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[Tierra_y_Libertad]

5. "Patriotism is the most foolish of passions and the passion of fools."

Schopenhauer was right.