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holly_evolvingA whole lot of people are talking about how they're ashamed to be American. They say we're a disgusting country. They hate their homeland.
Wake the fuck up! Torturers, murderers, censors, bigots--these are NOT Americans! They are people who call themselves American but do NOT uphold the ideals this country stands for. George W. Bush is a xenophobe who wants to censor free speech and reunite church and state. Therefore, he is NOT American. Those people who live on my country's soil, gain from my country's healthcare system (which is discriminatory and therefore also un-American), have their un-American speeches protected by the laws that should protect me, and make Americans look bad by representing every horrible stereotype the rest of the world holds of America as an overweight celebrity are NOT Americans.
No, this country is not perfect. Many of the people who live here are terrible. Many of the people in power are worse. They are also NOT American. The ideals are what makes America. The dream of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. The idea that all men are created equal (and don't tell me that's anti-feminist; all men=mankind=the entire human race, so shut up you hyper-sensitive pseudo-hippie). The Bill of Rights. SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE. These are America. The people who uphold them are the ONLY Americans. Everyone else is just wasting our airspace and I'm sick of hearing them called American. They make the real thing look bad. Yes, the people who dreamed it up are fuckups. All humans are fuckups. It's part of the species. The dream is what's important.
Love America. Hate the people who try to keep the dream for themselves. Jingoism is not patriotism. Learn the difference.
Platypus
Wake the fuck up! Torturers, murderers, censors, bigots--these are NOT Americans! They are people who call themselves American but do NOT uphold the ideals this country stands for. George W. Bush is a xenophobe who wants to censor free speech and reunite church and state. Therefore, he is NOT American. Those people who live on my country's soil, gain from my country's healthcare system (which is discriminatory and therefore also un-American), have their un-American speeches protected by the laws that should protect me, and make Americans look bad by representing every horrible stereotype the rest of the world holds of America as an overweight celebrity are NOT Americans.
No, this country is not perfect. Many of the people who live here are terrible. Many of the people in power are worse. They are also NOT American. The ideals are what makes America. The dream of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. The idea that all men are created equal (and don't tell me that's anti-feminist; all men=mankind=the entire human race, so shut up you hyper-sensitive pseudo-hippie). The Bill of Rights. SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE. These are America. The people who uphold them are the ONLY Americans. Everyone else is just wasting our airspace and I'm sick of hearing them called American. They make the real thing look bad. Yes, the people who dreamed it up are fuckups. All humans are fuckups. It's part of the species. The dream is what's important.
Love America. Hate the people who try to keep the dream for themselves. Jingoism is not patriotism. Learn the difference.
Platypus
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Re: God(s) bless America, land that I love
Date: 2004-06-14 11:38 am (UTC)And now, just for fun, here's a picture of me standing nearly-naked with an American flag. Makes ya feel darned patriotic, eh? LOL
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