tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22010719.post9003564635273619358..comments2023-10-29T07:48:22.765-05:00Comments on cyclic song: I'm Pro-AmericaEmblyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02879610178695344849noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22010719.post-80652517899921984632008-11-09T17:53:00.000-06:002008-11-09T17:53:00.000-06:00Things had gotten so bitter, angry, and coercive I...Things had gotten so bitter, angry, and coercive I simply turned off all media except blogs, face book, personal conversation and of course the Onion. Well said Emily!djdm.momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09359052629819328286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22010719.post-40664078539204648182008-11-07T10:14:00.000-06:002008-11-07T10:14:00.000-06:00Emily I'm proud of you! Good luck with application...Emily I'm proud of you! Good luck with applications, let me know if you need anything. I tried calling you the other day... but I seem to have the wrong number I think. :-(<BR/><BR/>Love you lots!<BR/><BR/>SarahSarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08284216272741641883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22010719.post-39945769880349510342008-10-23T10:15:00.000-05:002008-10-23T10:15:00.000-05:00I agree with Neeners. This is very well written, ...I agree with Neeners. This is very well written, and you make what I have long thought is at the heart of national pride: that the nation is indeed made of people, and it is putting trust and hope in those people that constitutes said pride.<BR/><BR/>Every now and again that trust is broken and bad decisions are made that effect every one of us, but the basis of good people remains true, despite disagreement or internal conflict.<BR/><BR/>As for the last line of your post: The problem is that fear works, and is among the most primal of our emotions. If there were a better way to get people riled up about democracy I'm sure it would get used, but I think that this is a case of "If it ain't broke, don't fix it." I don't think it's going to go away any time soon. <BR/><BR/>Perhaps an alternative explanation would be "If the campaigns were any more nuanced than party lines, the election process itself would take 4 years."<BR/><BR/>just some ideas.Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00488330486023292361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22010719.post-62501290818529804172008-10-23T09:20:00.000-05:002008-10-23T09:20:00.000-05:00This is one of the strongest, most coherent posts ...This is one of the strongest, most coherent posts I've seen on a personal blog. You capture the nuance much better than most of the "Pro-America" backlashes that I've seen. I only wish there was a forum where you could send this post where it would be more widely read.Neenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10669218258335429493noreply@blogger.com