You know the phrase, "You've got to stand for something or you'll fall for anything?" I am a true believer in this. I feel like the United States of America used to stand for something. However, I often find myself asking what that something is now. Perhaps equality is the answer. But in our determination to offer equality to everybody, we've become so diversified that we no longer have unity. We've got different cultures, different religions, even different languages. So what unites us? There might have been a time when we could at least claim it was our citizenship that united us, but we can't say that anymore! There are too many people living here who are not citizens. Why is that, by the way? Illegal immigrants seek our country for better opportunities~ better jobs, better money, better education, etc. But they don't seek citizenship. Why not? I wonder where their true loyalties lie. But I digress.
So I ask again. What unites us? Freedom? Maybe. Ask yourself this, though. Do you want freedom for everyone or just for a few? If you really ask yourself, you may find an unpleasant answer.
I believe the problem is we've strayed too far from what the United States was intended to be. We use (and abuse) the Constitution without taking into account what was intended when it was written. That's my thought anyway. What does everyone else think?
The Constitution? Doesn't ring a bell. Oh, wait a minute. Didn't I see it in Boston harbor once? 18th Century warship, I believe. It was very nice.
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