Mister Poll: How do you define Patriotism?

Patriotism can generally be defined as the love of ones country. It seems that there are differant ideas about what constitutes Patriotism these days, so I decided to make a poll about it!

1) Are you Patriotic?

1) Extremely

2) Very

3) Sorta

4) Not at all

5) Depends how you define it

6) Not sure

2) Which of the following are Patriotic things to do? You can choose multiple responses.

3) Can you be critical of our government and be patriotic?

1) Yes. Especially if politicians are behaving in a corrupt manner and not honoring their oath to defend the constitution. In these cases, it IS the patriotic thing to do to oppose them.

2) No. We must obey our leaders. If you don't like it, you should move to (insert name of unsavory country)..USA USA USA.

3) Yes, but not too critical

4) Other

5) Not sure

4) Can you be critical of the Iraq war and be patriotic?

1) Yes! The Iraq war was a diversion from the focus we should have had on those that actually attacked us on 9/11. It was based on lies, and mostly fought so that the oil companies could have more control of their oil.

2) No. Questioning the wisdom of our commander in cheif is unpatriotic

3) Yes, but not too critical

4) Other (please post)

5) Not sure

5) Is it Patriotic to belong to a party that advocates for a state seceeding from the union like the Alaskan Independance Party that Sarah Palins husband belonged to for years?

1) Yes. It's very patriotic to advocate for your state to seceed from the union

2) No. Didn't we fight a civil war over this once?

3) Other

4) Not sure

6) Which person is more mature (this is sort of related to the topic, trust me)?

1) A person who thinks he/she is always right and will not accept any criticism. One who forces his/her will on others without considering the consequences.

2) A person who is confident with himself/herself, but is open to improvement and constructive criticism. One who works with other people on compromises that benefit everyone.

3) Neither

4) Depends on other factors

5) Other

6) Not sure

7) Is it patriotic to let fear determine actions?

1) Yes. We live in a dangerous world!

2) No. "Give me liberty or give me death"

3) No, but I won't be quite as extreme as the #2 example

4) Other (please post)

5) Not sure

8) Is warrentless wiretapping patriotic? You may choose multiple responses on this one.

1) Yes. We live in a dangerous world

2) No. It violates the 4th amendment

3) Only if it doesn't involve U.S. citizens at all

4) Yes! And if you don't like it, move to (insert name of unsavory country). USA USA USA USA!

5) Other

6) Not sure

9) Is the Military Commisssions Act, which allows the president to determine who is an enemy combatant who can have his or her Habeas Corpus rights taken away from them (this effectively kills Habeas Corpus because it can also apply to U.S. citizens) patriotic?

1) Yes. Who needed Habeas Corpus anyways?

2) No. Our Constitution is partially based on the writ of Habeas Corpus.

3) Other

4) Not sure

10) Is it more important for a president to wear an American Flag lapel pin, or support the Bill of Rights?

1) Wear a flag pin

2) Support the Bill of Rights

3) Other

4) Not sure

11) Finally, is it patriotic for a presidential candidate to be asked what his favorite Bible verse is in a debate?

1) Yes. We are a Christian nation, and we should know how much a candidate knows about the Bible.

2) No. There is supposed to be no religious test for public office, and a seperation of church and state.

3) Other

4) Not sure

This poll was created on 2008-09-15 23:58:08 by totoro