At
a high school in Oklahoma, school officials remove “God Bless America”
signs from schools in fear that someone might be offended.
At a Long Island, New York television station, management 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 nation’s flag might give the
appearance that “they lean one way or another.”
Officials in a California city ban 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 a Florida
university ordered all “Proud To Be an American” signs removed so as to
not offend international students.
Politically Correct
Attacks Against America
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 11th, we have experienced a surge of patriotism by
the majority of Americans. However, the dust from the attacks had
barely settled in New York and Washington, DC 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-born Americans, need to
understand.
If You’re Among the Politically Correct, Here’s What You Need to Know
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 Hill, 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!
And Yes, We Do Trust in God
“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.
If God Offends You, Here’s
What to Do
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.
It’s Our Heritage
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.
This is Our Culture – If
You Don’t Like It You’re Free to Go Elsewhere
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!
Barry Loudermilk, 2005 in
rsponse to London Bombing by Islamos.
why the
hell have I spent so much time on this? It ought have been 20
words, or ignored altogether.
