On Sun, 10 Aug 2008, David Euans wrote: > Belated 4th of July rant over. I'm sure that patriots in all nations can > understand my ire. > > On Aug 9, 2008, at 11:47 PM, Cedric Chang wrote: > Sad to be a citizen of the USA Pointing out where your country is making mistakes or doing evil is the most patriotic thing you can do. In the end, our country is what it is NOW, not 100 or 200 years ago. If we have flaws, expose and fix them. It's the best way to honor the principles it was founded on. It's not unpatriotic to feel sad about your country if you feel it's heading in the wrong direction. -- Ian Smith www.ian.org -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist