I hear a lot of America bashing from the left. They take pride in it. Many of them will portray themselves as the noble underdog daring to stand against an evil superpower. That America bashing is a risk-free venture celebrated by their peers is lost on them.
But then the impossible happens. They find an American they can use. Today, it's Gore. In December, it was Howard Dean. In Montreal, it was Bill Clinton. Suddenly, it seems we misunderstood. They did not hate Americans. They hated Republicans. Americans are great!
They forget how they rallied against Clinton while he was bombing Iraq and Kosovo. They neglect to define the difference between Americans and Republicans when they are attacking all things American. Things like that don't matter anymore. All that matters is they've found someone who they can use to support their cause.
I was inspired for this post by a comment from my last one. Greg said "Let me be clear. As a lefty, I like Americans. I just hate Republicans. Carry on." So casually, you tell us you hate almost half of all Americans because they vote for a party whose views you disagree with. Having defined yourself as a lefty, you'll hate anyone whose opinions are different. So you do hate Republicans. When they tell you to, you hate Americans.
We'll never stop some people from their righteous hatred. But at least we can call it for what it is.
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