Broken Arrow, Oklahoma School officials remove "God Bless America"
signs from schools in fear that someone might be offended.
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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".
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Berkeley, California bans U.S. Flags from being displayed on city
fire trucks because they didn't want to offend anyone in the
community.
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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.
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In yet another fine example of politically correct vermin emerging
from their holes, the Madison School Board barred children from
saying the Pledge of Allegiance in class. "What I wanted to do [with
this motion] was eliminate that which would be repugnant to those who
believe very strongly and would have their personal and political
beliefs violated by group coercion," claimed Madison School District
board member Bill Keys.
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, 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,
for God's sake.
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.
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 their
opinion about our government, culture, or society, and it allows
you, as a citizen or non-citizen, every opportunity to do so. But the
soft rich underbelly of our society, not in uniform, has grown an insidious
cancer of complacency and cowardice, and once you are done complaining
and whining about being politically correct, 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!
Please, please do so, for you have become politically correct,
and reek a putrid, cowardly stench in our land
which is TRULY offensive.
