Thanks. I wonder about the editing though.
The Chicks can't hide their disgust at the lack of support they received from other country performers. "A lot of artists cashed in on being against what we said or what we stood for because that was promoting their career, which was a horrible thing to do," says Robison.
"A lot of pandering started going on, and you'd see soldiers and the American flag in every video. It became a sickening display of ultra-patriotism."
"The entire country may disagree with me, but I don't understand the necessity for patriotism," Maines resumes, through gritted teeth. "Why do you have to be a patriot? About what? This land is our land? Why? You can like where you live and like your life, but as for loving the whole country ... I don't see why people care about patriotism."
There can be no rational explanation of how Maines's remark came to drive a red-hot poker into America's divided soul, but it's only now that some of the poison has begun to dissipate.
Was she talking about trumped-up patriotism in the country videos by other performers? What's with the ellipsis? What did they leave out?
I'd like to see the whole interview transcript before coming to the conclusion that she said something objectionable. I don't see it myself. As Ashton reminded us, [link|http://www.samueljohnson.com/refuge.html|patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel].
FWIW.
Cheers,
Scott.
