So very true, I see that here in my small town in eastern Washington where there is a move a foot to do away with fireworks on the 4th. That is a sign of that hate I believe; but oh boy you call them on it and they say "Oh no NOT ME I love this country".
I love that $h-t!
It's like they really think calling it "an unpaid, manditory, vacation" instead of a "layoff" should exempt them from having to pay unemployment benefits.
There's nothing I like better than rubbing a liberal's nose in the fact that walking, talking, and swimming like a duck makes it a duck by definition... no matter how hard they "nuance" it.