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Vermillion · 16 Nov 2005, 20:34

All the time.

Whenever a national mood sweeps the country, it is not all that uncommon for the minority to be called anti-(insert country). During the First World war, not volunteering was considered wildly unpatriotic in almost every allied nation.

Wonderfully, when people in Britain questioned allying themselves with Stalin during WWII due to his evil nature, they were called unpatriotic, yet 10 years later those who questioned the tart of the cold war were considered unpatriotic.

In 1964, not supporting the Vietnam conflict was considered unpatrotic. in 1972, opposing the withdrawl from Vietnam was considered unpatriotic.

It happens all the time, I really don't think it is fair to label any side or group as doing it exclusively.

16 Nov 2005, 20:34	#4
Vermillion Historian Join Date: Nov 2000 Posts: 960	Re: I Question Your Patriotism All the time. Whenever a national mood sweeps the country, it is not all that uncommon for the minority to be called anti-(insert country). During the First World war, not volunteering was considered wildly unpatriotic in almost every allied nation. Wonderfully, when people in Britain questioned allying themselves with Stalin during WWII due to his evil nature, they were called unpatriotic, yet 10 years later those who questioned the tart of the cold war were considered unpatriotic. In 1964, not supporting the Vietnam conflict was considered unpatrotic. in 1972, opposing the withdrawl from Vietnam was considered unpatriotic. It happens all the time, I really don't think it is fair to label any side or group as doing it exclusively. __________________ "This is Rumour control, here are the facts..." "Et nunc, reges, intelligite, er udimini, qui judicati terram"