Governmentteacher2020

I am a government teacher who is concerned with social justice, equality for all Americans, keeping the Constitution and government institutions fully intact in this time of many changes. I support peaceful political protests and appreciate the following words former NATO Commander in Europe, General Wesley Clark, said while running for president in 2003 in South Carolina; “Patriotism doesn’t consist of following orders—not when you’re not in the chain of command. For the American people, for citizens in a democracy, patriotism’s highest calling isn’t simply following what the administration says. It’s not blind obedience. It’s not unquestioned adherence. The highest form of patriotism is asking questions. Because democracies run on dialogue. Democracies run on discussion. No administration has the right to tell Americans that to dissent is disloyal, and to disagree is unpatriotic. Senator J. William Fulbright also said, "“To criticize one's country is to do it a service... "