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RE: We have ourselves to blame
Warner and LordDilly both have identified the same problem. How far has our society degraded that the voting public will actually encourage this sort of commentary?
A part of the problem is that the media does not cry out about "anti-American" commentary, but will crucify someone with a conservative opinion that makes an equally extreme remark. This unbalance makes it appear that a large portion of the voting public tolerates, or even encourages, the positions some of these politicians take. If it appears that way to us, as Americans, it must be even more extreme in foreign countries.
Is there a solution that doesn't involve violating the Bill of Rights? Is there a chance to rebuild society's moral and patriotic attitude?
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We have ourselves to blame
I think a big difference between now and say during WWII is us. We shouldn't need a law to keep politicians from saying these idiotic things during a time of war. We should just stop voting for them. If they knew that there were negative ramifications for making such extreme and offensive comments that aid the enemy in a time of war, then they wouldn't do it. But right now it seems to be sadly winning them votes.
Our grandparents wouldn't have stood for a politician getting up and saying half the things many of these politicians have been saying. They would have called for their head the very next day. And the politicians knew that and so they knew better. The problem is that much of the country keeps voting for these yahoos and giving them a loud "voice."
It points to a decline in nationalism and genuine patriotism that so many people have grown so indifferent to these outrageous remarks. The fact is, there are large numbers of people in this country who either LOVE that Senators are comparing our troops to Nazis or are too blinded by their idealism to care anyway. Both are dangerous.
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