I am probably one of the most patriotic people you would ever meet. I served everyone of my years in the military and federal government with a great pride. I flew the American flag proudly at my home. Just this week I've read where a woman was banned from having the American flag in her office over Memorial day and now today there is a former Marine who is being threatened by his homeowner's association to be fined and have his car towed because he has Marine Corps and U.S. decals displayed showing his pride in country and military service. What has happened to this country? Have we been so infiltrated by anti-Americanism that we can no longer function as the United States of America? What happened to the anger, pride and bonding that we had after 9/11? Have we once again become so unconcerned about things that we will allow it to happen again? We promised our troops that they would never again be treated the way our Vietnam veterans were yet that is exactly what we are doing. Our selfishness has once again allowed us to turn our back on them but we can use the excuse that we support our troops but not the war. Sorry, you can't have it bothways. Whether they like it or not...they ARE the war. They are willing to put their life on the line and die to ensure that you have the right to bad mouth them or your country. Everday some of them die trying to protect and give a voice to people they have never met.
We the people have allowed our country to become weak. If you had any idea how many countries and terrorist groups there are out there wanting to do us great harm simply for what we stand for, something they could never have. We needed a strong president but instead got someone who thinks he is a financial and automotive CEO making hostile takeovers of U.S. companies on a weekly basis and trying to turn this country into a socialist government. I've been among socialist governments and they are not something you will enjoy.
For the first time in my 49 years, I am not proud to be an American. We are having our rights and freedoms taken from us everyday yet most don't even see it and as happens with most of these hostile takeovers you won't know it until it's too late. Our country asked for change and that's exactly what we got. Of course, by now, we should have learned that we should be careful what we ask for. I can only pray that one day this country returns to what it once was before all of our freedoms are taken away. You're no longer an American. You're a taxpaper, a number and you've just had the lives of your children and grandchildren mortgaged. Everything we have ever tried to do for our children making their lives better and futures secure has been taken away in just 100 days. We can only wonder what the next 3.5 years has in store for us.
How in the United States Of America does this happen?.....How does one man have so much power to change the ideals that this country was built on?.....We are supposed to have "check systems" in place to prevent this....Where are the American people??....why have Americans stopped speaking up for their rights?....these rights that their own ancestors have lost lives over....How can Americans let all that blood be shed for nothing. Our ancestors left their home countries to pursue lives of freedom away from taxation without representation...doesn't anyone remember that?....that is exactly what we are headed back into.....look at the tax rates of England and Canada....look at their healthcare systems....look at their weak military services....this is what Obama has in store for us in America....didn't we learn anything from history?....we are moving backwards not forward!!!...WAKE UP AMERICANS!...SPEAK UP FOR YOURSELF, YOUR CHILDREN AND MOST OF ALL EVERY MAN AND WOMEN WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES SO WE COULD ALL BE FREE!
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