A light-bulb has just gone on. Reading the above, I thought, "Gee, you know, I think most of those folks who go around calling others 'Anti-american' for disapproving of America's behavior would be very offended by the comparison of America to a child. Ahhh....!"
Some people think of their country as a child in need of guidance and protection. The others think of their country as a parent to be obeyed and honored.
This would explain why people in the latter case seem so incredibly unconcerned with national defense, despite being hawks and despite their "we have to hit them before they hit us" rhetoric. This is why they are blithely unconcerned when it's pointed out that Saddam didn't actually have the WMD, i.e. he wasn't actually a danger to the US. They don't care about defense, because they can't believe any one can take their Daddy; they can't imagine it's a relevant concern. Ω
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Some people think of their country as a child in need of guidance and protection. The others think of their country as a parent to be obeyed and honored.
This would explain why people in the latter case seem so incredibly unconcerned with national defense, despite being hawks and despite their "we have to hit them before they hit us" rhetoric. This is why they are blithely unconcerned when it's pointed out that Saddam didn't actually have the WMD, i.e. he wasn't actually a danger to the US. They don't care about defense, because they can't believe any one can take their Daddy; they can't imagine it's a relevant concern.
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