Progressive Patriotism
The laundry list of liberals who are now accusing conservatives of being unpatriotic is laughable.
The Politico writes today “Now Who Loves America More? It’s Not the GOP”
Eugene Robinson of the Washington Post wrote an article this week asking “Why Do Conservatives Hate America So?”
The George Soros funded progressive propaganda machine known as Media Matters has written numerous pieces denouncing conservatives as unpatriotic haters for being happy that Obama was unable to bring the Olympics to Chicago.
The DNC and some liberal writers used the America hating slur on conservatives saying that if you felt Obama was undeserving of the Nobel peace prize, you were “siding with the terrorists.”
Sensing a pattern yet?
What we have here is a clear misunderstanding of the concept of patriotism on the part of progressives.
You see, conservatives associate patriotism with love of country, regardless of who is president and even though many of us strongly disagree with President Obama’s policies, we still respect his office. It is our very love of America as it is and has always been that makes us resistant to the “change” which many of us feel is being forced upon the country.
Progressives on the other hand, only associate patriotism with love of President Obama. They feel there is something inherently wrong with America which will only be a great country when it is “changed” to reflect their world view as a more progressive, i.e. European style country. This view is rejected by conservatives who love America just the way she is.
Progressives feel any criticism of Obama is a criticism of America. It isn’t. It’s just a criticism of Obama but this explains everything. Progressives feel Obama represents America. He doesn’t. He’s just the current president, that’s all.
Progressives are currently using a line of attack based on patriotism because it is a point on which they have always rightly felt vulnerable. One need look no further than the numerous people with whom President Obama associates who have long had a negative view of America.
Bill Ayers hated America so much he decided to attack his own country with bombs. Jeremiah Wright used his position as a religious leader to hatefully criticize America from the pulpit. Van Jones has made no secret of his radical views and his disdain for the county. Even the first lady was once excoriated by the press for uttering her famous line about being proud of her country for the first time when her husband became the obvious nominee for the Democrats.
For progressives to hurl accusations of anti-Americanism at conservatives is laughable.
If progressives were truly patriotic themselves, they would have been patriotic all along, not just because we finally have a progressive president in the White House. They would not continue insisting that there is something wrong with America, even as they control a majority of American government.
They might have even showed a bit more patriotism under President Bush, but we all know how that worked out.
