hmm, he starts off with a valid point about the muslim women/veil issue. i.e you have to follow the laws of the land if you wish to live there. Its a shame it turns into drivel after that, Let me explain...
Originally posted by j2k4+--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (j2k4)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>Since the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, we have experienced a surge in patriotism by the majority of Americans. However, the dust from the attacks had barely settled when the "politically correct" crowd began complaining about the possibility that our patriotism was offending others.
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What is the connection between patriotism and a woman wanting to wear a veil? It sounds like hes arguing that muslim women who want to wear veils for official photos are unpatriotic. Does that mean that any US citizen who disagrees with a specific aspect of US bureaucracy/law is unpatriotic? Perhaps Im missing an obvious link but the 2 things seem completely unrelated to me.
Originally posted by j2k4+--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (j2k4)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>This idea of America being a multicultural community has served only to dilute our sovereignty and our national identity.[/b]
He's really lost me at this point! The USA has pretty much always been a multicultural community. He doesnt explain this statement at all. In a country as diverse as the USA with its multitude of religeons and races, "our national identity" is a rather ambiguous phrase. I can only assume "our national identity" is a white christian one as he doesnt define the phrase.
His point about language is one I agree with, if I ever emigrate I will, out of respect, learn the lingo of the land.
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In God We Trust" is our national motto. This is not some Christian, right wing, political slogan. We adopted this motto because Christian men and women, on Christian principles, founded this nation, and this is clearly documented. It is certainly appropriate to display it on the walls of our schools. 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.
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This bit irritates me. What does he mean by God? A Christian god? A Jewish one? A <insert religeon here> God? Is he arguing everyone should be Christian in the USA? Is he arguing everyone should be religeous in some form or another? Does this mean atheists are unpatriotic? If hes not arguing these points then is he saying people should lie when taking the oath of allegiance ("one nation under god")? Again, more ambiguity. The point about the seperation of church and state has been covered already but its a very important one in this context.
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If 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. 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. This is OUR COUNTRY, our land, and our life style. Our First Amendment gives every citizen the right to express his opinion 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 take advantage of one other great American freedom, THE RIGHT TO LEAVE.
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Who is "we"? White Christians? What is "our culture", "our lifestyle"? In the melting pot that is the USA where you have, and always have had a load of different cultures/lifestyles, this point is pretty baseless.
He seems to be arguing for and against diversity in one fell swoop. You have the right to express yourself but if you are critical of the status quo he suggests you "get out of town"!! Perhaps he needs reminding that many white christians (I assume this is "we") are also critical of many areas of US life. After all they are hardly a bunch of androids who agree with everything about the US way of doing things or every minute detail of US bureaucracy. Do they need to "get out of town" too? Or does that only apply to non-white, non-christians?
Conclusion: Ambiguous rubbish starting off with a valid point and covered in pseudo-patriotism to make it more 'palatable'.
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