| Sunday, June 2, 2002 |
12:58 - This isn't the time for goddamned aphorisms, either.
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It was brought rather smugly to my attention recently that Patriotism is the belief that your country is better because you were born in it.
I would counter this by re-emphasizing that the biggest American patriots seem to be those who immigrated here.
Also, in the same conversation, I was directed to a Slovenian proverb that says People should sweep their own doorsteps first; the point being that we should concern ourselves with issues like the FBI extending their e-mail surveillance powers and so on before we start doing drastic things like bombing terrorist camps and anthrax factories.
But you know, you don't worry about sweeping your doorstep when the fucking house is on fire.
Yes, it sucks that the FBI can snoop my e-mail, and that Hollings wants us to burn our MP3 players and D-A converters, and that my car is due for a frickin' wheel rotation. But Jesus Christ, man, I think we're capable of prioritizing matters here. And I think we're capable of addressing more than one issue at a time.
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