Broken 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 comprised
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
this 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.
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