The Nashville Natterer is Right On
Instapundit.com on patriotism:
If Bush really were Hitler, it would be different. A Nazi America wouldn't be worth saving, and its polity would be worth separating oneself from. But we're so far from that situation, as Young herself notes, that such discussions are entirely academic, and those who are rooting against America in Iraq have hardly demonstrated the moral courage and personal sacrifice that such a serious step demands, if it is to be taken seriously. If Bush is really Hitler, is filing slanted copy a sufficient response?
History's a pendulum. At a certain point in time it was true that "patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel."
Today, we are faced with the lack of patriotism being the first refuge of a scoundrel. From Michael Moore to Ted Rall to Noam Chomsky, these prevaricators are quick to achieve high dudgeon and ask querulously "are you questioning my patrioitism?"
The time has come for people of good will to answer "Yes."
