<DIV>Andreas,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I was not asking for a loyalty oath. I don't want proof of anything.That is what you and Sunil contrived what I was asking for. It was your perception of what I was saying, your words, not mine.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I could care less if Sunil, or anyone else gives two licks for this country. I just wanted to know. I further don't understand what the big deal is. I know lots of good people that freely do not like this country and sometimes for good reasons. What is so bad about that?</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I happen to like and dislike things about this country. I would fight for it in some wars, like WWII, without hesitation. But on the other hand, I wouldn't have fought in the second gulf war or Vietnam. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>If someone talks nasty about someone, all the time, I tend to believe the person doesn't like the person they are talking nasty about. I ask them if they don't like that
person, because I cannot always tell. Same with other things, like countries. Sunil hasn't said anything nice about the US, so I assumed he doesn't like it. If he does, he does, if he doesn't, he doesn't. It wasn't meant to be anything else. Perhaps I asked the question incorrectly, or "rudely".</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Why this is such a HUGE thing, I don't know. I am at a total loss. You think I pissed on his mother grave or something for asking him if he liked this country. It wasn't a challenge to anything, just wanted to know his thoughts on the USA. If its a secret and the criminal offense of the century to ask someone their feelings on the USA, then I withdraw the question. If Sunil doesn't want to share his analytical assessments of the United States, that is fine--I just thought Sunil liked doing that so sort of thing, but apparently, I hit a soft spot of some kind. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Best,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Donovan<BR><BR><B><I>Andreas Schou <ophite@gmail.com></I></B> wrote:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">On 4/30/07, Donovan Arnold <DONOVANJARNOLD2005@YAHOO.COM>wrote:<BR>> "You are, in fact, entitled to exactly nothing from him,<BR>> especially not to have him respond to crypto-racist demands that he<BR>> prove his patriotism to you."<BR>><BR>> Somebody want to explain this to me? How are comments "cryto-racist?" None<BR>> of my comments have a thing to do with Indians. Please show me where I made<BR>> such comments and I will apologize.<BR><BR>Donovan --<BR><BR>Here's the thing, D. I've been as critical as Sunil of the idiotic<BR>execution of this war, and I feel no obligation not to extend that<BR>criticism to the yes-men who, in order to advance their careers into<BR>the positions of people making legitimate criticisms, signed off on a<BR>force one-third the size
the military brass said was necessary.<BR><BR>But I'm not receiving any demands for a loyalty oath. Never have. Now,<BR>why's that?<BR><BR>-- ACS<BR></BLOCKQUOTE><BR><p> 
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