What does it mean to be an American? Is it the same as being a United States citizen? From my thinking and again this is my point of view I don't think that they are the same. I say this because from what I see and read today we have too many hyphenated people. What I mean by that is African-American, Mexican-American, Muslim-American. What is wrong with just being American. It used to be that there were block parties and you interacted with your neighbors. You knew who your friends were and you could say anything to them. Today our society has developed into a Public relations nightmare. People are afraid to say what they really feel because they don't want the confrontation or the heartache that goes with it. People are going through life like an actor in a play. In a way it seems like a silent jihad is taking place. We don't have to worry about the enemy destroying our way of life because we are doing it to ourselves. The enemy doesn't have to cut our throat because of all the bleeding hearts in our society now we are slowly dieing. This is only my point of view and maybe my thinking is wrong. It just seems like we care more about how we treat the bad people then we do about the good.
Just take this for an example. If you had an altercation with a minority (you put your hand on his shoulder to get him to stop doing something illegal) and he pressed charges against you. Would you be perceived as innocent or guilty? Would our liberal media try you in the paper and on the news without knowing the full story? Would you life basically be over as you know it? These are just some of the questions that run through my mind when I read the internet and the watch the news. It is no wonder we no longer really help others. We used to get together as a community and do a barn raising. They used to build a complete barn in just a couple of days. Why? Because everyone was involved. Sometimes progress isn't for the better I think. Just the rumblings of a concerned citizen of America.
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