Around here, I guess I should add "to those who celebrate it".
Around here, I guess I should add "to those who celebrate it".
happy 4th of July to all Americans...even ones I don't agree with..because unlike some, I don't questions peoples patriotism based on there political views of whats best for the US.
happy 4th of July to all Americans...even ones I don't agree with..because unlike some, I don't questions peoples patriotism based on there political views of whats best for the US.
Well, you have a point. Just because someone supports an ideology which is destroying the country, there's no reason to question his patriotism.
thats why I don't even though I think your ideas would destroy America.
Harvard: July 4th Parades Are Right-Wing
Democratic political candidates can skip this weekend's July 4th parades. A new Harvard University study finds that July 4th parades energize only Republicans, turn kids into Republicans, and help to boost the GOP turnout of adults on Election Day.
"Fourth of July celebrations in the United States shape the nation's political landscape by forming beliefs and increasing participation, primarily in favor of the Republican Party," said the report from Harvard. [See political cartoons about the 2012 GOP field.]
"The political right has been more successful in appropriating American patriotism and its symbols during the 20th century. Survey evidence also confirms that Republicans consider themselves more patriotic than Democrats. According to this interpretation, there is a political congruence between the patriotism promoted on Fourth of July and the values associated with the Republican party. Fourth of July celebrations in Republican dominated counties may thus be more politically biased events that socialize children into Republicans," write Harvard Kennedy School Assistant Professor David Yanagizawa-Drott and Bocconi University Assistant Professor Andreas Madestam. [Enjoy political cartoons about President Obama.]
Their findings also suggest that Democrats gain nothing from July 4th parades, likely a shocking result for all the Democratic politicians who march in them. [Check out editorial cartoons about the Democrats.]
"There is no evidence of an increased likelihood of identifying as a Democrat, indicating that Fourth of July shifts preferences to the right rather than increasing political polarization," the two wrote.
The three key findings of those attending July 4th celebrations:
When done before the age of 18, it increases the likelihood of a youth identifying as a Republican by at least 2 percent.
It raises the likelihood that parade watchers will vote for a Republican candidate by 4 percent.
It boosts the likelihood a reveler will vote by about 1 percent and increases the chances they'll make a political contribution by 3 percent.
What's more, the impact isn't fleeting. "Surprisingly, the estimates show that the impact on political preferences is permanent, with no evidence of the effects depreciating as individuals become older,"said the Harvard report.
Finally, the report suggests that if people are looking for a super-patriotic July 4th, though should head to Republican towns. "Republican adults celebrate Fourth of July more intensively in the first place."
Harvard: July 4th Parades Are Right-Wing - Washington Whispers (usnews.com)
It seems Harvard thinks being patriotic is right wing. That would seem to indicate being liberal means one should not be patriotic.
The Ivy League is saturated with leftists. I believe BO went to Harvard. No doubt he fit in perfectly.
yawn...when will the right give up this, we are more American...Liberals hate American bull****.
That libs hate america is beyond question. During the cold war, they were apologists for the soviet union. They opposed fighting commies in vietnam. They got t-shirts with che guevara's image on them. They've spent decades going down to havana to schmooze with castro. When the sandanista dictatorship took over nicaragua, they could hardly contain their glee. Some of them became the infamous "sandalistas", wearing cool tropical clothes from banana republic to jet down to managua and play at being a commie. Meanwhile, the lib congress cut off aid to rebels fighting against them. Commies taking over the first south american country was a wet dream come true for them. They threw a tantrum when Reagan overturned a tiny but horrendous marxist dictatorship in Grenada. When Reagan dropped a few bombs on Libya as a warning to Khaddafi in 1986, they whimpered like babies. They briefly regained their taste for war when Clinton was president, supporting the Balkans war in which the US had zero interests involved. They predicted disaster in the iraq war - I'll never forget when some leftwing media moron said the battle for baghdad would be like stalingrad. During the whole iraq war, they screeched like stuck pigs in opposition to Bush bringing down Saddam Hussein, the closest thing to hitler since wwII. Then finally, they spent the post-9/11 era endlessly shilling for the islamofascists, blaming everything they did on america. The record of leftwingers is clear - always on the side of the enemy. They never saw a dictator they didn't like - and now it looks like they're getting one in america.
That libs hate america is beyond question. During the cold war, they were apologists for the soviet union. They opposed fighting commies in vietnam. They got t-shirts with che guevara's image on them. They've spent decades going down to havana to schmooze with castro. When the sandanista dictatorship took over nicaragua, they could hardly contain their glee. Some of them became the infamous "sandalistas", wearing cool tropical clothes from banana republic to jet down to managua and play at being a commie. Meanwhile, the lib congress cut off aid to rebels fighting against them. Commies taking over the first south american country was a wet dream come true for them. They threw a tantrum when Reagan overturned a tiny but horrendous marxist dictatorship in Grenada. When Reagan dropped a few bombs on Libya as a warning to Khaddafi in 1986, they whimpered like babies. They briefly regained their taste for war when Clinton was president, supporting the Balkans war in which the US had zero interests involved. They predicted disaster in the iraq war - I'll never forget when some leftwing media moron said the battle for baghdad would be like stalingrad. During the whole iraq war, they screeched like stuck pigs in opposition to Bush bringing down Saddam Hussein, the closest thing to hitler since wwII. Then finally, they spent the post-9/11 era endlessly shilling for the islamofascists, blaming everything they did on america. The record of leftwingers is clear - always on the side of the enemy. They never saw a dictator they didn't like - and now it looks like they're getting one in america.