It seems that Rudy Giuliani is using a tactic used by the GOP in the 2020 and 2004 elections, when Democrat's patriotism was questioned during the political election process. They did it to even vets who had sacrificed while serving their country such as Max Cleland..
This all reminds me of a particular country's approach to those who disagreed with the country's direction and environment.
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"Why of course the people don't want war. Why should some poor slob on
a farm want to risk his life in a war when the best he can get out of
it is to come back to his farm in one piece? Naturally the common people
don't want war neither in Russia, nor in England, nor for that matter in
Germany. That is understood. But, after all, it is the leaders of the
country who determine the policy and it is always a simple matter to
drag the people along, whether it is a democracy, or a fascist
dictatorship, or a parliament, or a communist dictatorship. Voice or no
voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders.
That is easy. All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked,
and denounce the peacemakers for lack of patriotism and exposing the
country to danger. It works the same in any country." -Hermann Goering
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How many times do we hear or see the far right stating the Obama/Clinton or any other predominant democrats is destroying/weakening the country.
And to be fair, the Democrats and particularly Obama have employed the same thing.
In 2008, Obama called President Bush “unpatriotic” for adding trillions to the national debt. (Oh, the irony).
This crap is not needed. It's a fact that the US is so divided right now and polarization is at a all-time high. , This angry division doesn't help the country, it severely hurts the country. Most of this division has been driven by hyper-partisan talking heads, you know the ones who many members of USMB love to quote. If anyone should have their patriotism questioned, it's these people who are pocketing millions of dollars, while doing those who would love to see the US destroyed, a huge favor.