tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497078.post2469780577822530462..comments2023-10-20T04:05:20.070-04:00Comments on The Patriot: Class WarfareMarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08606902928721266606noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497078.post-3418287803788828192007-07-19T14:12:00.000-04:002007-07-19T14:12:00.000-04:00Advocating for a less consumerist society makes me...Advocating for a less consumerist society makes me a Puritan? Well, this country certainly has strong puritan roots.The right wing religious nutjobs certainly have no problem foisting a moralistic puritan ideology onto the backs of the workers while they pick their pockets to satisfy their own need for increased wealth. Surely you're not arging that Americans aren't spoiled, are you? There is no way to support that argument.Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08606902928721266606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497078.post-57099496728728610152007-07-19T13:28:00.000-04:002007-07-19T13:28:00.000-04:00"Americans have become so complacent and lazy"--Is..."Americans have become so complacent and lazy"--<BR/>Is consideration being taken to change the name of your blog's name from The Patriot to The Puritan? If people are indeed participating in the political process in a fashion counter to their own economic self interest, then this is a clear argument for egalitarianism rather than crass consumerism.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com