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Politically Correct
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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
ordered 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.
The Orange County California Chapter
of the American Red Cross
has canceled the performance of a
middle school musical group at an event
honoring the 9/11/01 volunteers
because the group planned to
sing songs that mention
"prayer" and "God."
The group intended to perform
"Heroes' Triology"...
"God Bless the USA," "America the Beautiful,"
and "Prayer of the Children"
Their rendition of "Declaration,"
a song that includes the opening lines from
The Declaration of Independence,
was also deemed inappropriate.
A representative of the American Red Cross
said the Declaration is
"a political document that…may offend some."
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, 2001
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, Vietnam,
and the Persian Gulf,
for our way of life.
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 to
take advantage of one other
great American freedom...
the right to leave.
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