Reply #30: What should be considered un-American and unpatriotic

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is calling people un-American and/or unpatriotic. I can't think of a single time that I have seen that label used other than as a cynical attempt to silence legitimate political criticism or free speech. Using one's first amendment rights to voice a political opinion (especially a dissenting one) seems to me to be at the core of what it means to be an American. This phrase needs to be reclaimed. People who do not tolerate dissent reject very best aspect of the American political tradition and in my view are categorically "un-American."