Today’s brand of patriotism as opposed to 40s version, are virtually unrecognizably incomparable
Those who love their country were unashamedly demonstrative from the first day of the war
The nation was galvanized in their support of that young generation, as they left home, and were trained to become soldiers
The fact they had no other choice was not lost on the general populace
The draft age was between 18 and 45

Over 13% of young men , not including volunteers, were removed from their cities and towns, and shipped out to God knows where, from a population of 132 million
This is a form letter that was sent to one of 10 million future American G Is

ORDER TO REPORT PREINDUCTION PHYSICAL EXAMINATION ISSUED TO: JOHN JOSEPH DOBROWOLSKI, ORDER 2729. The President of the United States, GREETING: You are hereby directed to report for preinduction physical examination at American Legion Hall, Clairton, PA at 8:00 A.M. on the 8th of February, 1944

Comparitively, the number of active duty voluntary men and women in the U.S. armed forces as of Jan. 2003 is roughly 1.5 million from todays population of roughly 282 million, or roughly ½ of 1%

In retrospect, looking back at our generation’s concern and personal sacrifice and unabashed gratitude to the soldiers, I personally am offended and deeply disappointed, in the tone of our patriotism, while our boys are in Iraq, and Afghanastan

Our president, after 9/11, chose to assuage the country to not worry about our troops, and to just go out and carry on as usual. He and his supporters predicted a slam dunk, and our boys will be welcomed as liberators
Later he then signed a bill, which was passed into law, known as the The Patriot Act, which reads in part:

The Act expands the authority of U.S. law enforcement agencies for the stated purpose of fighting terrorism in the United States and abroad. Among its provisions, the Act increased the ability of law enforcement agencies to search telephone and e-mail communications and medical, financial and other records

An apparent clever, easier to swallow, misnomer and manipulation of the word, to further a neo con agenda of nation building, abusing the War Powers Act, and weakening civil liberties, all in one fell swoop

All in the name of patriotism
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