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Take Your Patriotism and Shove It
Contributed by
DJ_The_Young_Grasshopper
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Sunday, 4th July 2004 @ 11:53:39 PM in AEST
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I saw it on t.v. the other day
Drink Miller beer for democracy!
You're either for us or against us!
Drink our beer or you're for the terrorists!
This fourth of July lets remember our veterans
As they have served this great nation
This message brought to you by Kroger
Where we're selling 12 packs of Pepsi for a dollar!
You know what?
SHUTUP!
Wrap yourself in the American flag
I watch you and it makes me gag
Riding off in your SUV
What have you done for your country?
They say patriotism is obeying without question
I'm glad our forefathers didn't set themselves to that standard!
If they did we wouldn't even call ourselves Americans!
We'd still be living as Britians!
Why do you say you support the soldiers
And don't question what we're sending them to war for!
I mention that Bush has given them combat pay cuts
And for some reason you don't want to hear it!
Has Fox News got you that brainwashed?
Conform, Obey, and Don't ask questions?
Just be patriotic with your lips and not with actions
While you cause the ruin of this nation
I'm tired of watching flags on SUVs
You're keeping our oil from being free!
You may think that I'm being a downer
When I say Al Queda thanks you for your Hummer!
I'm tired of talking to chickenhawk civilians
Supporting the war as long as their children aren't serving.
How many more soldiers have to come home in a box
Before you realize that Bush ***** up?
I tell you this is the first war with post-war combat casualties
And you turn a deaf ear and a blind eye to see
You say you love America but I can see
That you secretly hate this country.
Real patriots don't just use their lips they use actions
To show that they love their nation
They may not say things that you like
But they know the meaning of sacrifice
True patriotism means the right to protest
Against our own government's injustice
The truest patriotism isn't just having your country treasured
It's loving your country enough to hold it to a higher standard
Copyright ©
DJ_The_Young_Grasshopper
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2004-07-04 23:53:39]
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Re: Take Your Patriotism and Shove It
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by evilfairy on
Monday, 5th July 2004 @ 12:00:45 AM AEST
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i'm not going to go into my personal feelings about Bush in here but Wow and good on you.
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Re: Take Your Patriotism and Shove It
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by Angelchild on
Monday, 5th July 2004 @ 12:36:56 AM AEST
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| I applaud what it takes to write something like this and send it out into the world. It is an awesome poem because of the depth of the belief and the meaning behind every word. However much of my beliefs may be the same as your's however is a totally different thing though, because I feel it is difficult to blame everything on one person, due to the fact that Bush ISN'T the one who is trying to sell us everything to gain 'patriotism' for money. |
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Re: Take Your Patriotism and Shove It
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by Stoney1 on
Monday, 5th July 2004 @ 09:37:04 AM AEST
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I enjoyed your poem.
As a Canadian, Its in our nature to be suspicious of anyone
who waves the proverbial flag, wheher it be for religion or patriotism.
There are a lot of evil things done under cover of the flag.
That's why I applaud people like Michael Moore for stepping
up to the plate and taking a few swings at some of the old
saws like the NRA 's fight against gun control , and the viability of
the war in Iraq.
It's heartening to see that not everyone down there has their head
stuck so firmly up between their buttucks, that they fail to speak out
against questionable policies.
I was a good read!
Stoney
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Re: Take Your Patriotism and Shove It
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by DJ_The_Young_Grasshopper on
Sunday, 8th August 2004 @ 12:44:16 PM AEST
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Thanks for the comments. This poem wasn't intended to be an Anti-Bush poem, it just turned out that way because of the right-wing rhetoric in which anytime you question the Bush administration you are in some way being unpatriotic.
I'm also tired of the empty patriotism of hanging signs that say "We support our troops." Usually when you ask them how they are supporting the troops, they have no answer.
And the Miller Beer commercials were the last straw. They said "Drink Miller Beer for democracy!" I responded by saying "If I drink Carona am I now a terrorist?" There are other commericals doing the same thing, including Kroger and Net Zero. Meanwhile my buddies and I have gone overseas (some were put in harms way) in the name of protecting the constitution and we come home to unemployment checks. |
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