Comments on: Have we become everything we hate? http://www.americanmadness.com/2009/07/12/have-we-become-everything-we-hate/ Intelligent Criticism in the Service of a Better Nation Mon, 31 Oct 2011 18:43:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Mike in NJ http://www.americanmadness.com/2009/07/12/have-we-become-everything-we-hate/comment-page-1/#comment-200503 Mike in NJ Thu, 01 Oct 2009 20:52:56 +0000 http://www.americanmadness.com/?p=2977#comment-200503 Well said, Joel. The phrase, "Better Dead than Red!" comes immediately to mind. As I interpreted it, that jingoistic slur indicated that somehow, our moral fiber was "too good" to become one of "them", and that we would rather die than change our morality to match those nasty "Commies." And today, would we rather be "Oppressor" than "threatened"? "Better Distrust than Be Just?" Yeah, it just doesn't really work with this particular situation. I think people worry so much about things over which they have no control that they forget themselves. Well said, Joel. The phrase, “Better Dead than Red!” comes immediately to mind.
As I interpreted it, that jingoistic slur indicated that somehow, our moral fiber was “too good” to become one of “them”, and that we would rather die than change our morality to match those nasty “Commies.”

And today, would we rather be “Oppressor” than “threatened”?
“Better Distrust than Be Just?”
Yeah, it just doesn’t really work with this particular situation.

I think people worry so much about things over which they have no control that they forget themselves.

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