One of the favorite tactics of Democrats is to whine about being called “traitors” and “unpatriotic” when they criticize the administration or the war. Or the troops. And what’s frustrating about this is that for the most part it’s a strawman, because I’ve always perceived that in fact few supporters of the war and the administration actually do this.
But it turns out I was wrong. I have found an actual instance of it:
I say to you, all of you…there is nothing patriotic about hating your country, or pretending that you can love your country but despise your government.
I want to go on the record, however, and say that (as is usually the case) I disagree with him.