Flags at Half-Staff on Friday, September 11th, in Honor of “Patriot Day”

8 thoughts on “Flags at Half-Staff on Friday, September 11th, in Honor of “Patriot Day””

1. Seems like a name to pull on heart strings, judging by how loosely our society uses the word “patriot” and how some federal officials exploited the atrocious events of 9/11/2001 – the Afghanistan War rages on with no end in sight, and likely not even intended. I’d rather be patriotic and remember the death of all innocent victims across the world every day.

   1. That’s not even the worst part. We all know Republicans aren’t patriots, they are nationalists just like authoritarian regimes like NK, China, and Russia. Their dear leader defends the country who enabled 9/11 and executed a journalist. He criticized our intelligence agencies and believed a murderous regime instead. They are good people because they give him money.

      1. I would have to say that as a generalization Republicans are more patriotic than Democrats.

         Definition of Patriot from Dictionary.com: a person who loves, supports, and defends his or her country and its interests with devotion.

         I would say that our current president fits that definition far more than the last and fits it more than the current buffoon that the Democrats have put up. If you loved a country you wouldn’t try to tear it down, and you wouldn’t allow riots to go on unabated. You also wouldn’t try to subvert the peaceful transition of one administration to the next by unlawful spying. To equate Republicans with North Korea, China, and Russia is pure idiocy and shows desperation on the part of a totally partisan troll.

         1. Patriots believe their country is great and can always be better. Nationalists believe their country is the greatest and there is no room for criticism. Riots exist under Trump and they continue to happen as he stokes the fires to create even more fear. Trump loves dictators and the power he has and Republicans support that. They even believe in forcing people to stand for the national anthem. Can you tell me what types of countries do that? He is a cheerleader for Kim Jong on twitter while recorded interviews are being released proving he works against the American people when it benefits himself. The idea that America is being torn down is nothing but a fear mongering tactic.

            1. No, they do not believe in forcing people to stand for the national anthem. They believe standing for the national anthem is a show of respect. I would stand for the Canadian anthem if I were in Canada or watching a game involving a Canadian team. That is what respectful people do.
               Trump is not stoking anything. Just because some cops were too zealous in taking down an uncooperative perp on enough drugs that he swallowed to avoid being caught with them to kill him, people rioted in all kinds of Democrat run cities. Trump did not do that. Trump just said the people involved need to be held accountable, including arrest and offered federal help. That is what leaders do.

   2. That Afghanistan war that “rages” on with no end in sight will eventually continue without US troops. President Trump last month announced a withdrawal of 4000 troops, cutting the number to about 4000. This President wants to end our entanglement completely, something the previous administration talked about, but could not do. I have hopes he will get it done.
      Go ahead and remember all of the innocent victims in the world every day, but to Americans who love their country, this is a day to remember for us.

2. Mr. Trump is ending these endless wars. He is also right in fact that the Pentecostal generals didn’t want the wars to end. It was all a sham on American citizens to start with. Then Biden in Obama years lead it down a path that blew progress up. Lives lost an 1000’s maimed soldiers. For what? What a waste of Trillions of dollars. Support Trump so he can end it

3. Keep it on topic.

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