Lost Patriotism

   The local Grange Hall has always had a picture of the current President 
placed squarely in the center of the main meeting room wall.  The 
patriotism dates back to WWII, if not further.   
   While attending a meeting there, in 2004, I made a motion that we all 
sign a post card and send it to the White House in support of the 
President.   The backlash was enormous.  Even our ninety year old members 
nay-sayed the idea.  The next day the President's picture has a mustache 
drawn on it.
    Divide and separate.  I fear the dumbing of America has destroyed 
patriotism.  The reality of 9/11 is that America was in a panic and we 
needed strong, quick, decisive leadership to step in and the President did 
an amazing job.  Events and hysteria were moving fast and I shudder to 
think what would have happened without such leadership at the time.  
     The Presidency must be the most thankless job in the World.  The 
public, in their infinite wisdom from media watching, thinks the 
Presidency has more power than it does.  America as a whole participated 
in the hysteria that gripped this nation following 9/11 with serious 
consequence what we called democracy, freedom and human rights.


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