The fact that most liberals have chosen to oppose the war on terror and the military does not make it a conservative issue. You and many others have fallen into the trap of believing that anything that is opposed by the left is automatically a conservative position.
The truth is that patriotism is apolitical and that is the position that conservatives need to be arguing. When we allow ourselves to get dragged into a liberal vs. conservative debate, the objective gets destroyed.
The truth is that patriotism is apolitical and that is the position that conservatives need to be arguing. When we allow ourselves to get dragged into a liberal vs. conservative debate, the objective gets destroyed.
I'm just noting that what you say is true. There has been a sea change in FR, and support for the military and respect for FReeper veterans has declined.
There is an existing post on another thread that demeans a FReeper in Iraq. No one commented on it, even after it was pointed out to the mods.
There was a time when FR would not tolerate disrespect for active military members, particularly when the dispute was simply over which Republicans could be supported over Hillary Clinton in a general election.
>>The fact that most liberals have chosen to oppose the war on terror and the military does not make it a conservative issue. You and many others have fallen into the trap of believing that anything that is opposed by the left is automatically a conservative position.
The truth is that patriotism is apolitical and that is the position that conservatives need to be arguing. When we allow ourselves to get dragged into a liberal vs. conservative debate, the objective gets destroyed.<<
Wagglebee, since you and I have different opinions reasonably often I just wanted to take a minute to applaud this post.