| Few men have virtue to withstand the highest bidder |
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| American Values | Less-Than-American Values |
| Supports country all the time and the government when it deserves it. -- Mark Twain | Reacts defensively to thoughtful criticism of the U.S. government. |
| Inventive and entrepreneurial; excercises initiative. Favors balance between taxes and social needs. Opposes special interests. | Embraces corporate welfare, special privileges; restricts freedom; cramps initiative. |
| Believes flexible options for energy are in America's best interests. | Rewards big oil with tax breaks while discouraging other initiatives. Goes to war over oil supplies. |
| Thinks critics of misdirected government policies are patriotic. | Calls critics of government policies unpatriotic. |
| Believes in human dignity and that women have the right for self determination. Opposes government-sponsored killing programs such as war, torture and humiliation. | Believes that governments have the right to sacrifice their own citizens along with citizens of other countries. Violates Geneva Convention. Brags: "I am a war president" on TV. |
| Believes that the best way to lead people is by example while mentoring with understanding. | Tries propaganda, redefines words, and if neither works, bullys. |
| Supports freedom of speech throughout society. | Reserves freedom of speech for self and cronies. |
| Favors freedom of religion and feels proud to live in a land where people of many religions co-exist in relative peace. | Believes his god is God and brings his brand of religion into governance. Stands against separation of Church and State. |
| Is concerned about the environment. | Walked away from Kyoto, drags feet on extension, prefers leaving it to industry. |
| Believes patriotism involves wanting the best for all peoples and working toward the best government possible. | Patriotism means asserting that the U.S. government is already the best that can ever be as he guts the Fourth Amendment and brooks no criticism. |
| Supports individual rights to privacy. Opposes criminalizing victimless behaviors. | Supports government collection of individual information. Pushes "war on drugs" while allowing the CIA to foster use of drug money to support surrogate warriors. |
| Considers education and research to be most critical for keeping democracy strong. | Politicizes education; stifles university research; prevents stem cell research; cuts college budgets; underfunds existing appropriations. |
| Opposes tariffs on imported goods because trading countries prosper via competitive pricing. | Imposes tariffs to protect special interests. |
| Believes in straight talk. | Lies about Iraq. Uses deceitful practices; promises progressive programs, then underfunds them. Corrupts journalists for propaganda. |
| Believes in race, gender and ethnic equality. | Walks away from International Treaty For Women. Conditions humanitarian aid on acceptance of his particular morality. |
| Believes in democracy for all people and among all nations. | As the world's only superpower, believes in America First, Last and Always. Reserves the right to enforce those rules by war if necessary. Corrupts UN efforts to enhance peace and equality. |
Does he think no one notices?
Posted by RoadToPeace on Thursday, December 15, 2005.
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