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Doug Henwood dhenwood at panix.com
Fri May 31 09:07:35 PDT 2002


Nathan Newman wrote:


>----- Original Message -----
>From: <kelley at pulpculture.org>
>
>> How much of this patriotic deep throating does Noam
>>have to do before he's considered a good American?
>>
>>Miles
>
>-just to turn the tables: isn't that precisely what goes on here if anyone
>-says anything in defense of US culture? isn't it the case that you have to
>-suck the cock and both balls of your fellow lefties and prove you're a real
>-lefty first, and even then, no matter what you've typed or said or written
>-in the past, the act of saying it voids everything you've otherwise said?
>-why promulgate a process built on the same dynamics as patriotism?
>
>I usually avoid one-line amens, but
>
>Amen, Kelley.

Like Michael McIntyre pointed out, just what consensus you talking about here? There's been a variety of reaction, from Hate America to Love America with me having a foot in each camp (and my C&B suspended between?). So what are you Amen'ing exactly?

Doug



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