Like calling everyone you disagree with a racist?The United States is The People and conservatives hate way too many of their fellow Americans for any of their fervent devotion to the trappings of patriotism to mean a God damned thing. What good is getting all teary eyed when the anthem plays if you don't give shit about anyone who is not within your narrow little definition of a "real American"?This is why you lose.Yes it is still a wonderful place to live and a country to be proud of. I get pretty tired of the people who somehow think they are the most patriotic Americans talking trash all the time. I do not understand how someone can think they are patriotic and yet hate the government and most of the people who live here.I guess I am just so out of touch with these people. Agreed that the world is a dangerous place, but not as horrifying so as the period in which we and the Soviets were constantly 30 minutes away from mutual annihilation. As far as America goes, I travel as much as time and money allows in this nation, and it is a beautiful place with so many good people. America never stopped being great.Reagan was a great orator but he was not really that good of a president. Obama gives great speeches like this all the time, just as pre-written, just as patriotic, just as empty of actual substance, meant mainly to inspire but conservatives no longer want inspiration. They want a leader to tell them the world is a horrifyingly dangerous place and America has turned to crap.
America is NOT the government. The United States is NOT the government.
It really isn't that hard to understand.