Why does the right wing insist this is "their" country?

[Madeline]

THIS is the kind of patriotism I am comfy with:


[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qyY9-ehnmaE]YouTube - This Land is Your Land Woody Guthrie for Arlo Guthrie[/ame]

 

[ABikerSailor]

It's simple.......the GOP is saying they want their country back because all the bullshit that was allowed for the past 10 years under Bush Jr. is starting to be reined in.

Which is why they are against regulation, but isn't it the deregulation of Wall St that damn near sank the economy?

Oh yeah.........let's also talk about the Bush Jr. tax cuts that were set to expire in 10 years if they DID NOT help the economy.

They haven't, so let them expire.

 

[rdean]

Then you admit the right is against equal rights for gays?

Who does the right talk about when they say, "We want OUR country back"?

Why is the right against American Muslims and their right to free speech?

Why do they discuss stripping Hispanics of their citizenship?

It's not like these things can be ignored.

Who has said anyone is against equal rights for gays?

Our Country means it's citizens, not the beltway elite. I'm tired of congress acting as if they're the only ones here.

Who has said Muslims don't have a right to speak freely?

Which Hispanics would be stripped of citizenship? By whom?


You, with your continuous bullshit, however, CAN be ignored....

That's "satire", right?

 

[Queen]

I always wonder who the right wing extremists mean when they say they want to take their country back.

Take it back from who?

 

[rdean]

Johnson delayed it for Truman or Eisenhower if I am not mistaken... the Dems have put up all kinds of roadblocks in the past.

After civil rights passed, conservatives left the Democratic party and swelled the ranks of the Republican Party. That's why the Republicans are so racist. The liberals left the Republican party and moved to the Democratic party.

That's just history. Today's Republicans want to take credit for what the Republicans in the past did when they were liberal.

It's a hoot. The only good think they did was when conservatives were in the minority.

Very, very funny. in fact, it's hilarious.

Interesting but not very factual. True some jumped ship. But not in mass. Since democrats could no longer intimidate the populace through law enforcement they developed the dependency program. Now if you dont vote dem your free government check is cut off.
You cant deny democrats reemployed the lifetime welfare provision.

Still the racists they have always been.

So you are saying that Confederate Republicans were and are FOR equal rights for blacks and are anti slavery?

Is there anyone not of the Republican Party that believes this is a "liberal" sign?

 

[Avatar4321]

Because we live here and love the values of freedom, self determination, and self government that this country stands for.

um duh

Which is so odd considering that the right seems to be against civil rights. Not just for blacks, but for Hispanics, women, gays, atheists and others.

Their policies are designed to harm America. How do we know? Just look at the last 10 years.

It's a shame really.

Not very odd when you consider you're living in a fantasy world and that nothing you say is accurate.

 

[Oddball]

It's simple.......the GOP is saying they want their country back because all the bullshit that was allowed for the past 10 years under Bush Jr. is starting to be reined in.

Oh really?

When has Little Lord Obammyroy and his Fabian congressional pom-pom club made any move whatsoever to roll back and/or abolish outright the USAPATRIOT act, ECHILON, NCLB, the Department of Fatherl...er...Homeland Security, TSA, nation building, FULL withdrawal from Iraq....???

 

[RetiredGySgt]

You may want to go look up who voted for Civil Rights in this Country you RETARD.

Johnson couldn't have signed it without the Republicans...period.

Johnson delayed it for Truman or Eisenhower if I am not mistaken... the Dems have put up all kinds of roadblocks in the past.

Ok Truman was President from 1949 to 1953, Eisenhower from 1954 to 1959. Johnson took over Kennedy's position in 1963 and was elected President in 1964 to 68.

 

[ABikerSailor]

It's simple.......the GOP is saying they want their country back because all the bullshit that was allowed for the past 10 years under Bush Jr. is starting to be reined in.

Oh really?

When has Little Lord Obammyroy and his Fabian congressional pom-pom club made any move whatsoever to roll back and/or abolish outright the USAPATRIOT act, ECHILON, NCLB, the Department of Fatherl...er...Homeland Security, TSA, nation building, FULL withdrawal from Iraq....???

Okay.....then it's the FEAR that Obama is going to get rid of all that shit, which is why they are fighting so hard to keep all those failed policies and departments in place.

 

[Oddball]

Shake a leg, boys...Gotta move these goalposts over to bikerswabbie's place by sundown!

 

[JBeukema]

THIS is the kind of patriotism I am comfy with:


YouTube - This Land is Your Land Woody Guthrie for Arlo Guthrie

How ironic..

Guthrie’s most famous song "This Land Is Your Land" has become a part of the American community. Originally written in 1940, Guthrie intended the song to reclaim America for the common worker. It describes the native beauty of the land, but at the same time exposes the problems of a capitalist society:

This land is your land, This land is my land,
from California to the New York island;
From the redwood forest to the Gulf Stream waters
This land was made for you and me.
As I was walking that ribbon of highway,
I saw above me that endless skyway:
I saw below me that golden valley:
This land was made for you and me.
I’ve roamed and rambled and I followed my footsteps
To the sparkling sands of her diamond deserts;
And all around me a voice was sounding:
This land was made for you and me.
When the sun came shining, and I was strolling,
And the wheat fields waving and the dust clouds rolling,
As the fog was lifting a voice was chanting:
This land was made for you and me.
As I went walking, I saw a sign there,
And on the sign it said "No Trespassing."
But on the other side it didn’t say nothing,
That side was made for you and me.
In the shadow of the steeple I saw my people,
By the relief office I seen my people;
As they stood there hungry, I stood there asking
Is this land made for you and me?
Nobody living can ever stop me,
As I go walking that freedom highway;
Nobody living can ever make me turn back,
this land was made for you and me. <85>
​

The politically explicit verses of the song are in sharp contrast to the utopian vision that awes Guthrie’s traveler. The omission of two verses from the popular version of the song demonstrates how the folk song has been passed down through the Cold War generations. Generations change the song to fit their worldview. In the Cold War worldview, socialism necessarily gives way to nationalistic pride. For this reason, the song has entered mainstream America as a manifestation of the latter.

This Land is Your Land, This Land is My Land:

 

[oreo]

It strikes me as odd that the right insists they are the only true patriots.

Only they follow the constitution or can appreciate it.

They know who the "real" Americans are.

They are the only ones who really "love" this country.

I seem to hear that message whenever Glenn Beck, Sarah Palin, Newt Gingrich or anyone else on the right speaks. They say the things they do because they "KNOW".

How did they become so "enlightened"?

You asked why the Right states this is their country?

Uhhhhh----Uhhhh because it is---

 

[Avatar4321]

You asked why the Right states this is their country?

Uhhhhh----Uhhhh because it is---

Clearly, Rdean thinks we live in Canada.

 

[Queen]

Explain why the right says they want to take their country back.

What do they mean?

Who do they think took it away from them? Where do they think it is?

 

[rdean]

Explain why the right says they want to take their country back.

What do they mean?

Who do they think took it away from them? Where do they think it is?

They believe the evil black man living in the "WHITE" House took away their rights.

Here is a list of the rights he took:

1......

 

[Soggy in NOLA]

It isn't "our" country? How do you figure?

 

[Soggy in NOLA]

Explain why the right says they want to take their country back.

What do they mean?

Who do they think took it away from them? Where do they think it is?

Look you goofy simp, you know exactly what they mean. They want to turn back from this proggressive pattern of wealth redistribution through confiscatory taxation and nanny-state nonsense that doesn't work. This is so far removed from the principals this country was founded upon, and you know it.

Calling us all "racists" is patently asinine and shows you got nothing.

 

[Mad Scientist]

Why does the right wing insist this is "their" country?

Probably for the same reason far left wackaloons like you keep insisting this is "your" country.

 

[AmericanFirst]

The demorats have blatantly proved to be unamerican by passing legislation that is a clear violation of the constitution. Case in point; the health care bill passed with the gov't mandate (after obama lied and said it wouldn't be in there, typical) which is a violation of the constitution because gov't cannot mandate that an individual pay for private services or be fined. Obama doesn't care about the constitution because he does not care about the USA!!!!

 

[Madeline]

Putting capitalism under some sort of control is hardly "unAmerican" unless you fancy living in a Third World country.

JB: I am aware of Woody Guthrie's background. I still love "This Land Is Your Land" and its meaning.

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