What is the measure of a patriot?

[sparky]

The government would have to be hopelessly corrupt.

so just what would be your corruption metric Berg?

In recent years I see so many people who call themselves patriots, but seem to have no idea what they're actually cheerleading for.

Jingoism and Patriotism are easily confused isms Buttercup

~S~

 

[sparky]

define sedition plz

~S~

 

[Independent thinker]

Justice Dept. to focus on ‘most egregious’ Jan. 6 cases until Trump is inaugurated​

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department plans to focus on arresting the “most egregious” Jan. 6 rioters — particularly those who committed felony assaults on law enforcement officers but have not yet been arrested — in the remaining 72 days before President-elect Donald Trump is back in the White House, a law enforcement official told NBC News this week.

Trump is expected to shut down the years-long investigation into the Jan. 6, 2021, attack and has said he would “absolutely” pardon some, if not all, of his supporters who stormed the U.S. Capitol that day, labeling them “warriors,” “unbelievable patriots,” political prisoners and “hostages.” A Trump campaign spokesman did not respond to a request for comment on which rioters Trump would consider pardoning, though the campaign previously said that he would pardon Jan. 6 defendants on a “case-by-case basis when he is back in the White House.”

https://www.cnbc.com/2024/11/09/justice-dept-to-focus-on-most-egregious-jan-6-cases-until-trump-is-inaugurated.html

Trump says he may free every Jan. 6 rioter. His team is eyeing 'case-by-case' pardons.​

WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump, who is currently facing felony criminal charges in connection with Jan. 6, said that, if elected, he'd "absolutely" consider pardoning every single one of the hundreds of criminals convicted in connection with the attack on the U.S. Capitol.

But Trump's campaign, in a statement to NBC News, said such pardons would be "on a case-by-case basis," not the sort of blanket pardon Trump referred to in a recent interview with Time magazine.

Trump told Time he was "absolutely" considering pardoning every single Capitol rioter, who he described as "J-6 patriots." That group would include Jan. 6 defendants caught on tape brandishing or using firearms, stun guns, flagpoles, fire extinguishers, bike racks, batons, a metal whip, office furniture, pepper spray, bear spray, a tomahawk ax, a hatchet, a hockey stick, knuckle gloves, a baseball bat, a massive "Trump" billboard, "Trump" flags, a pitchfork, pieces of lumber, crutches and even an explosive device during the brutal attack that injured about 140 police officers. "If somebody was evil and bad, I would look at that differently," Trump added in his interview with Time.

Trump says he may free every Jan. 6 rioter. His team is eyeing 'case-by-case' pardons.

About 140 police officers were injured during the attack on the U.S. Capitol as rioters brandished firearms, stun guns, bear spray, axes, hatchets and even a massive Trump sign.

www.nbcnews.com

I can't recall the context but I remember hearing an audio clip of trump at a rally just before the election saying his staff had asked him not speak on a particular subject. Warning him it was inappropriate. Of course he did it anyway.

So, will he pardon everyone convicted or charged or not yet captured who was involved on Jan. 6 or take his staff's advice? I don't think anyone can say for sure. Don, he's a bit impulsive.

Are you disqualified from being a patriot if you tried to beat a police officer to death, but are one if you only cheered the beating on?

If you had a hatchet but didn't hit a cop with it, is that patriotic? Does taking a shit on the floor in the Capital building or destroying property display loyalty to one's country?

Gee, I know I wouldn't want to be the one to decide who is a patriot and who isn't. It's so darn complex. I rest easy knowing the stable genius must know. He knows everything.

I'd say standing up covered in blood after someone tried to kill you is pretty damned patriotic.

 

[Carl in Michigan]

And what about the circumstance on Jan. 6?

Patriots. Deal with it

 

[Louis V]

I'd say standing up covered in blood after someone tried to kill you is pretty damned patriotic.

nothing more than a photo op

 

[Independent thinker]

nothing more than a photo op

Your post belongs in conspiracy theories. The guy was shot, a victim of a would be assassin and you call it a photo op? Not even democrats believe that nonsense.

 

[Louis V]

I'd say standing up covered in blood after someone tried to kill you is pretty damned patriotic.

Your post belongs in conspiracy theories. The guy was shot, a victim of a would be assassin and you call it a photo op? Not even democrats believe that nonsense.

Trump should have stayed down, he didn't. He got up for the photo op.

 

[Independent thinker]

Trump should have stayed down, he didn't. He got up for the photo op.

Doesn't that take a lot of courage, to be shot at, hit, bleeding all over and purposely getting up, wondering if there is another bullet coming your way?

 

[Louis V]

Doesn't that take a lot of courage, to be shot at, hit, bleeding all over and purposely getting up, wondering if there is another bullet coming your way?

FUCKING STUPIDITY, a photo opportunity

 

[Independent thinker]

FUCKING STUPIDITY, a photo opportunity

Yes, your posts are full of stupidity. You don't have a clue why Trump won, do you?