"Patriotic" Are you kidding me!

The question was: Given that the U.S. economy is based on consumer spending, is it patriotic to shop?. This is almost insulting to me, a former Marine, because the economy has nothing to do with patriotism. I feel that the only thing the economy has to do with is our money. It has nothing to do with our beliefs. I am sure some people feel that it might be patriotic because obviously the question was asked but if you want to feel patriotic then support the troops, don’t worry about whether or not we should be doing what we are! There are lots of people in the military that are stuck overseas doing stuff they do not believe in but that does not excuse them from the fact that officials decided they need to be over there and that they still must fight and perform no matter what is decided in an air conditioned room here in the United States. Personally I have been to Iraq and I have seen some of the good we are doing there, I used to walk across a soccer field that Saddam’s son Uday tortered their national team! If you dont believe me then read it here . This may not be about the question but that is because this question is, to me, ridiculous! If you want to go out and buy some shoes because it is “patriotic” you need to grow up and take a look at what is really going on in the world besides what is going on with the stocks you happen to have. How about asking a more relative question like “will spending money shopping help our economy”? I obviously will be covering this question on our third blog assignment. I think that people need to look outside their little bubble and not ask questions like this one!

first blog

Ummm, I have never blogged before so I am not sure what to do but, and it makes me feel like a teenage girl but anyways I hope I can figure this out and get a decent grade.