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What would someone's view of Hamas have to do with their love or otherwise for America? there's a lot of conflation in this post, quite a bit of which seems to just add up to 'leftists by definition can't love their country*', but this bit in particular is a bad conflation seemingly of US and Israeli interests.
* there's this weird double standard where when 'leftists' are in any way critical of their country they must hate it, meanwhile the likes of Farage in the UK and Trump use incredibly negative language talking about how their countries are on the verge of falling apart, and yet they are super-patriots.
the results of America’s aggression and hunger for never ending wars.
The orginal US 'leftist' was a guy named Eugene Debs. Great man, probably fought harder for the working man than anyone in US history. Spoke out against the involvement in WW1 and was prosecuted for it. Made some great points in his trial speeches.
Renouncing the district attorney's patriotism, Debs invoked another model. Patriotism, he argued, meant more than shedding blood and upholding law. As manifested in American history, patriotism meant defending sacred principles and resisting tyranny and oppression, often in defiance of the law. The court of King George III had branded America's Founding Fathers criminals and traitors, Debs reminded the jury. "Isn't it strange," he remarked, "that we Socialists stand almost alone today in upholding and defending the Constitution of the United States."
Debs was the kind of patriot who believed in taking the supposed unique promise of the US at its word, and tried holding the country (mostly, the bosses' class) to account for it
I'm not even sure that denouncing US interventionism/wars by definition precludes someone from being a patriot, or means by definition they hate America.
I'm for damn sure not certain that leaders are 'patriotic' in making war on foundations of absolute bullshit.
Was LBJ 'patriotic' in ginning up the bullshit that was the Gulf of Tonkin incident so tens of thousands of poor kids would die in Vietnam whilst the likes of Trump could evade the draft?
Was GWB 'patriotic' for making war on Iraq based on total lies? recall what people were called if they opposed this bullshit? Dixie Chicks and so on, unpatriotic bitches?
Its weird how these cunts end up being the cause of the deaths of thousands, tens of thousands, of mostly poor american kids, and yet they are the supposed patriots and the people who oppose this shit are the ones who are unpatriotic.
the two biggest wars US committed to in the last 60 years were based on bullshit, but its the dudes who point this out that hate America?
Man, you can miss me out with that 'poor men dying over rich men's lies whilst other rich men get richer making military kit and selling oil' bullshit
I never said leftists can’t love their country and I am sure as shit no fan of trump or his rhetoric. I think he believes America exists to serve him and his wealthy friends. But as for hasan, I needed no more convincing than him saying America deserved 9/11.