> you don't like 'government'

You evidently missed when I wrote that the function of government is to be the guarantor of rights.

> You seem to have little regard for the fact that your countrymen have laid down their lives for your rights

You would be very, very wrong about that. I have many family members who fought in American wars, all the way back to the American Revolution. I know what they fought for, and it wasn't socialism.

> Every right you enjoy, from a fair trial to your very freedom, has been won in blood

You're right, and I enjoy those rights and thank our American soldiers for fighting for them. You are very, very wrong about my feelings about GIs. My own father volunteered to fight the Nazis at the sharp end of the spear, and volunteered again for the Korean War at the sharp end. He also served in a support role during the Vietnam War. I take American freedom very, very seriously.

I am grateful for all American servicemen and women who risked their lives for American freedom.