Allow an old man to vent for a minute - The ramblings of a patriotic old fart.

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i'm wondering one thing here...why is it unamerican to not feel anything about a bunch of words?why does it matter what i say, not what i feel?yes, i do love this country, and it is possible that i would join the armed forces if something like another ww2 happened.but that doesnt change the fact that the pledge is just words, and that the fourth is just a boring day i have to spend with my cousins.this country isnt the shining beacon people seem to think it is, though.you've mentioned stuff like the cuban missle crisis where we were an inch from nuclear war, but what about iran contra, when there were groups operating from as high as the secretary of state who were financing wars, or the countless leaders of small nations that were assasinated and deposed because we thought that the country wanting its own citizens to earn money was a commie plot?yes, we are the best country in the world, yes i love it here, but it isnt perfect.oh no, i dont think the pledge is more than words, i know our country does shitty things.i guess i'm a commie terrorist now