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THE RIGHT TO DISSENT vs. THE RIGHTNESS TO DISSENT by Mia T, 1.06.04   War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things. The decayed and degraded state of moral and patriotic feeling which thinks that nothing is worth war is much worse. The person who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing which is more important than his own personal safety, is a miserable creature and has no chance of being free unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself. --John Stuart Mill Never, never, never believe any...

The radicalization of middle AmericaPat Buchanan (archive) May 27, 2003 | Print | Send"A well-heeled audience booed the Dixie Chicks plenty during country music's biggest night of the year Wednesday -- proof that patriotism continues to run deep through America." So writes Jennifer Harper, embedded correspondent of the culture wars for The Washington Times, about the reception given the famous girl group every time their name came up at the Country Music Awards in Las Vegas."They're still all riled up," writes Harper. Indeed, America is "all riled up," and something is going on out there. Call it the radicalization of...