The Highest Form of Patriotism Is To Be Unpatriotic?

The left is proudly saying “I’m not a patriot” when just moments ago we were being warned not to call them unpatriotic. Apparently some have not gotten the message.

This appears to be part of the Obama syndrome.

Rush Limbaugh has an entire list of things we can’t say about Barack Obama and his friends. And in his sudden pirouette with his American flag lapel pin, his newfound love of country, his bear hug of the second amendment, his “nuancing” of his position on the Iraq war. Now I know how the faithful Communist felt in the 1930s and 1940s as they tried to keep up with who had now been revealed as an enemy of the people.

So now we know that it’s OK to say to creatures like Matthew Rothschild that he is not patriotic.

I predict that there will be flurry of Leftists echoing him.

But here’s an antidote for the mindset that defines lack of perfection for abject failure. Cassandra loves this country, as do I, because we have seen what this country allows people to be.

Independence Day. I awoke this morning to a country in which I can, if I choose, leave my front door unlocked at night without serious fear that my family or property will be harmed. Not everyone in America is this lucky. Certainly we did not start out this way.

My husband and I worked hard to get where we are today, but the fruit of our labors is protected by the rule of law. Thirty years ago, we had next to nothing. We were two young people with low paying jobs living well below the federal poverty level. At tax time, we didn't pay taxes. The government gave us money.

And we made good use of the opportunity we were given. Now, both we and our two grown sons and their families are prosperous and secure.

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Viewed dispassionately, people like Rothschild can be understood. They arrived at the pinnacle of wealth without effort and are now desperately trying to find a way to achieve something ... anything to give meaning to their lives.

There is no virtue to starting out poor and striving to become successful. But the struggle and the achievement provides a sense of satisfaction. What happens to those who arrive in this world with all their material wants satisfied, their every whim granted? They can, and often do, become disordered and grotesque. They hunt for celebrity (Paris Hilton) or become, like Matthew Rothschild, seekers of notoriety in the political sphere. And what better way to gain notoriety than on the Fourth of July to denounce your country.

As I said, wait for the rest of the Left to follow. It's easier than trying to maintain the illusion of patriotism when everyone knows the game is up.