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<DIV>Larry,</DIV>
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<DIV>> For instance - there was another man during the founding years =
of our
nation who considered himself a patriot as well, following Sarah's view =
of what
constitutes a patriot. His name was Benedict Arnold.</DIV>
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<DIV>Ah yes, Benedict Arnold. He was an interesting character, to =
say the
least. Here's a brief bio about him at ushistory.org:</DIV>
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<DIV><A
href="http://www.ushistory.org/valleyforge/served/arnold.html">http://w=
ww.ushistory.org/valleyforge/served/arnold.html</A></DIV>
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<DIV>From what I've just read about him (which is admittedly only one
accounting), it would appear he lost his love of country after being =
routinely
"screwed." I think it's fair to say he didn't consider himself =
much of
a patriot when he sold out to the British. ;-) In any =
event, he
certainly wouldn't have thought his selling out to the British would =
help the US
in any way, so he wouldn't have been a patriot by my definition, at =
least at
that point in his life. But earlier.... yes, most =
certainly.</DIV>
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<DIV>On a related note, it is really interesting to read his short =
history, as
it involves numerous squabbles between competing factions on the same
side. As a former civil rights activist, I can well appreciate how =
these
squabbles arise, how debilitating they can be, and how conscientious =
individuals
can disagree so passionately about how to achieve the same goals.
Fortunately none of what my colleagues and I did involved war or =
overthrow of
governments, which certainly elevates these conflicts to a more =
frightening
level.</DIV>
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<DIV>Peace,</DIV>
<DIV>Sarah</DIV>
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