Can you criticize the Bush Administration and still be patriotic?

People who criticize the president and his policies are often labeled as unpatriotic. Is this fair?

Posted By mama_k on September 14, 2007

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People who criticize Pres Bush do it because they love their country!

Posted By mama_k on September 14, 2007

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You can absolutely criticize the government and still love your country

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WHAT?

-- Posted By PFB on June 17, 2008

Isn't that what this country all about and why people wanted to live here? What is the saying - I MAY NOT AGREE WITH YOU BUT IF WILL DEFEND YOUR RIGHT TO SAY SO. I believe it went something like that...Freedom without your thoughts and spoken word being edited by someone in power.

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Isn't that what this country is all about and why people wanted to live here? What is the saying - I MAY NOT AGREE WITH YOU BUT I WILL DEFEND YOUR RIGHT TO SAY IT. I believe it went something like that...Freedom without your thoughts and spoken word being edited by someone in power.

Humpback_whale

People who criticize Pres Bush do it because they love their country!

-- Posted By mama_k on September 14, 2007

In order to criticize, you have to know what's going on! It's people who aren't paying attention that think you should support the president no matter what. The office is worthy of respect and admiration, but the . person may not be. Just because someone doesn't like his policies doesn't mean they don't love the USA...in fact, many are passionate about our country and it's from that passion that their frustration and anger comes!

"To announce that there must be no criticism of the president, or that we are to stand by the president right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public." --Theodore Roosevelt.

I wholly agree with you. I have seen so much crap happen in the last decade that is is sickening. I don;t think that making statements against these issues especially involving the president are unpatriotic.
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People who don't support the president aren't being good Americans

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