On Wed, 11 Jan 2006 11:25:21 -0800, Shawn Gordon <[log in to unmask]> 
wrote:

>At 11:22 AM 1/11/2006, Johnson, Tracy wrote:
>>John Lee says,
>> >
>> > What we sorely lack in the USA are true patriots, those who
>> > think of the
>> > team first, and personally sacrifice for the good of the team.  Our
>> > generation has been taught, and we're teaching our kids, that
>> > life is all
>> > about ourselves, accumulating material wealth ahead of all else, and
>> > getting and staying ahead of others.  We've become a society
>> > where success
>> > is a destination rather than a journey.  And that's why white
>> > collar crime
>> > (which is what political corruption is) has become rampant.
>> > We're teaching
>> > greed.  And I think we're teaching it at every level of
>> > society...schools,
>> > churches, jobs, youth athletics, etc.  Until we model
>> > something different,
>> > we'll continue to be a group of individuals trying to
>> > cohabitate rather
>> > than the cohesive team that this country was during, for
>> > example, WWII.
>>
>>This has also been thought of elsewhen:
>>
>>CAPT McKim, USNR said in November, "Here in California I see many
>>demonstrate their will with bumper stickers on the rear of their monster
>>SUVs -- 'Support Our Troops,' -- as they talk on cell phones advising
>>their children to avoid any sacrifices.  Today there is no shared
>>adversity as there was during World War II."
>
>The troops currently serving are patriots, we have a huge, all volunteer 
army.
>
>
>Regards,
>
>Shawn Gordon
>President
>theKompany.com
>www.thekompany.com
>www.mindawn.com
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>

Shawn,
as you don't currently serve and probably never have, does it man that you 
are NOT a PATRIOT?

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