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Originally Posted by tw
How curious that you ignore the only patriotic Americans. The moderates.
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Not necessarily so:
Everything in moderation, including moderates.
According to some, saying "Give me liberty or give me death" qualifies Patrick Henry as an extremist along with the rest of those who took up arms against the British Crown and pledged their lives, their fortune and their sacred honor for a shot at liberty and democracy.
So, one person's extremist can be another person's patriot in a diverse society. Moderates who think that theirs is the
only way are unrealistic. Those intolerant of others with ideas that differ from their own, who believe their way is the
only right way, are bigots which is truly unpatriotic.