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Arrow, Oklahoma School officials remove "God Bless
America" signs from schools in fear that someone
might be offended.
Channel 12 News in Long Island, New York, orders flags
removed from the newsroom and red, white, and blue ribbons
removed from the lapels of reporters. Why? Management
did not want to appear biased and felt that our nations
flag might give the appearance that "they lean
one way or another".
Berkeley, California bans U.S. Flags from being displayed
on city fire trucks because they didn't want to offend
anyone in the community.
In an "act of tolerance" the head of the public
library at Florida Gulf Coast University ordered all
"Proud to be an American" signs removed so
as to not offend international students.
I, for one, am quite disturbed by these actions of so-called
American citizens; and I am tired of this nation worrying
about whether or not we are offending some individual
or their culture. Since the terrorist attacks on September
11, we have experienced a surge in patriotism by the
majority of Americans. However, the dust from the attacks
had barely settled in New York and Washington D.C. when
the "politically correct" crowd began complaining
about the possibility that our patriotism was offending
others.
I am not against immigration, nor do I hold a grudge
against anyone who is seeking a better life by coming
to America. In fact, our country's population is almost
entirely composed of descendants of immigrants; however,
there are a few things that those who have recently
come to our country, and apparently some native Americans,
need to understand.
First of all, it is not our responsibility to continually
try not to offend you in any way. This idea of America
being a multi-cultural community has served only to
dilute our sovereignty and our national identity. As
Americans, we have our own culture, our own society,
our own language, and our own lifestyle. This culture,
called the "American Way" has been developed
over centuries of struggles, trials, and victories by
millions of men and women who have sought freedom. Our
forefathers fought, bled, and died at places such as
Bunker Hill, Antietam, San Juan, Iwo Jima, Normandy,
Korea and Vietnam.
We speak English, not Spanish, Arabic, Chinese, Japanese,
Russian, or any other language. Therefore, if you wish
to become part of our society - learn our language!
"In God We Trust" is our national motto. This
is not some off-the-wall, Christian, Right Wing, political
slogan - it is our national motto. It is engraved in
stone in the House of Representatives
in our Capitol and it is printed on our currency. We
adopted this motto because Christian men and women,
on Christian principles, founded this nation; and this
is clearly documented throughout our history. If it
is appropriate for our motto to be inscribed in the
halls of our highest level of Government, then it is
certainly appropriate to display it on the walls of
our schools.
God is in our pledge, our National Anthem, nearly every
patriotic song, and in our founding documents. We honor
His birth, death, and resurrection as holidays, and
we turn to Him in prayer in times of crisis. If God
offends you, then I suggest you consider another part
of the world as your
new home, because God is part of our culture and we
are proud to have Him.
We are proud of our heritage and those who have so honorably
defended our freedoms. We celebrate Independence Day,
Memorial Day, Veterans Day, and Flag Day. We have parades,
picnics, and barbecues where we proudly wave our flag.
As an American, I have the right to wave my flag, sing
my national anthem, quote my national motto, and cite
my pledge whenever and wherever I choose.
If
the Stars and Stripes offend you, or you don't like
Uncle Sam, then you should seriously consider a move
to another part of this planet. The American culture
is our way of life, our heritage, and we are proud of
it. We are happy with our culture and have no desire
to change, and we really don't care how you did things
where you came from. We are Americans, like it or not,
this is our country, our land, and our lifestyle.
Our First Amendment gives every citizen the right to
express his opinion about our government, culture, or
society, and we will allow you every opportunity to
do so. But once you are done complaining, whining, and
griping about our flag, our pledge, our national motto,
or our way of life, I highly encourage you take advantage
of one other great American freedom, the right to leave.
I also feel that once we eliminate the hyphenated national
origin scheme of delineating ourselves and simply say
that "I am an American!", we will find it
easier to bridge ethnic barriers.
If you agree, pass this onto other Americans!!
It is time to take a stand!!
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