So can a patriot hate the Federal Government and still love his state?
Naw… I'm just returning tit for tat.
We get called all kinds of names here, of which "South haters" is one of the milder, and all for no real reason except apparently some people enjoy hurling colorful invectives.
Amazingly, the same people so quick to cry "South haters" are just as quick to claim they're not "North haters", and to take offense at the term!
I'm just saying...
If you don't like being called a "hater", then don't use that word on your fellow FReepers.
Reserve it for those who truly deserve it -- like Democrats.
central_va: "So can a patriot hate the Federal Government and still love his state?"
Curiously, ahem, some posters reserve their "hate" less for either certain states or Federal government than for some cities, most notably, New York City & Washington, DC.
Go figure...