Ask not what you can do for your country; ask what your country's been doing to you Archived Message Posted by Ian M on September 1, 2024, 7:50 pm, in reply to "Ritter: My Lost Summer" JFK's phrase neatly reversed by San Fransisco punk band The Avengers (though it sounds like they still had a soft-on for that butcher of Vietnam): How is Ritter still a true believer after all these years of the empire kicking him in the teeth? People must form these attitudes during their youth and are never quite able to shake them. Craig Murray's another one who you get the impressions would fall over himself to sing the praises of the state if it started making a few token gestures towards justice and liberty for the oppressed. Nice in a way to have avoided that kind of indoctrination and been radicalised fairly young - at least you never get disappointed! I Message Thread: Ritter: My Lost Summer - Keith-264 September 1, 2024, 6:11 pm Ask not what you can do for your country; ask what your country's been doing to you - Ian M September 1, 2024, 7:50 pm "It is my duty as a citizen of the United States to work for the betterment of my nation. I can - sashimi September 1, 2024, 8:53 pm   Searching