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randr Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-28-10 10:40 AM
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Is it time for the left to pick up the "Love it or Leave it" banner?
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spanone Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-28-10 10:41 AM
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1. i always hated that slogan...still do
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gratuitous Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-28-10 10:44 AM
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2. Nah, because it's kind of a stupid sentiment
So it's best left in the hands of those most familiar with such things.
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L0oniX Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-28-10 10:46 AM
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3. pffft ...that's just stupid and ignorant.
“My country right or wrong” is a thing that no patriot would think of saying except in a desperate case. It is like saying, “My mother drunk or sober.” – G. K. Chesterton
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johnfunk Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-28-10 10:46 AM
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4. Yes -- if only to snark the hypocrisy of the Nativist Right
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Bluerthanblue Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-28-10 10:52 AM
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5. that's a pretty stupid sentiment imo- a better one would be
lead, follow or get out of the way.

or

if you are not part of the solution, you're part of the problem.

they don't have to leave, they just need to quit fighting against those who are refusing to stay stuck in the same old shit.

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ljm2002 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-28-10 11:16 AM
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6. In a way...
...I don't think we ever want to own the slogan. However, when used on someone who has voiced those sentiments in the past, or in any situation where it is clearly evident that the phrase is being turned around for effect, then I say yes we should use it. It's so much fun watching the confused expression on the face of the person you are saying it to...
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johnfunk Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-28-10 11:35 AM
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7. The magic of cognitive dissonance!
It works.
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nykym Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-28-10 12:23 PM
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8. And worked quite well
the repugs are king of the slogan and for a lot of Americans it hits home and gives them a rallying cry. Its short and to the point.
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