Originally Posted By: the G-man
 Originally Posted By: Promod

From origin to civil war to civil rights to protests, America is nothing but open dissent.


So, by that argument, Benedict Arnold, Tokyo Rose, the Rosenbergs and John Walker Lindh are the most patriotic people in American history.

they didn't dissent, they acted against the country by supplying information and direct aid to enemies. and technically lindh didn't really "betray" America. he left to live in another country at a time when that country was on decent terms with America. Just because America invaded his new country and he fought doesn't really make him a "traitor." He was being loyal to the country which he had sworn allegiance to. but at no point did he use his position as a us citizen to undermine the country and spy or commit acts of subversion.
dissent is guaranteed in the constitution, it's called free speech. expressing opinions and beliefs, even those criticizing the country, is a core part of what America is supposed to be about.

Bow ties are coool.