Posted on 07/02/2011 7:04:32 PM PDT by Absolutely Nobama
Ping!
You have a point. Convince enough people.
Complacency and blindness to the reality you are describing are our enemies.
Even here you’ll hear the mindless repetition of “the greatest country on earth”.
Well, no more. For all we know some place like Estonia may be freer than this land nowadays.
Little by little we have been losing freedom during my short lifetime.
What to do?
I am praying things turn around in 2012.
I celebrate it to honor the past and those Americans before me who sacrificed so much to bring this nation to greatness.
I do agree that it should not be a celebration of present-day realities, though. Hopefully in time we’ll re-discover those values that made this nation great (I won’t be holding my breath that that will actually happen, though...)
Poster can go to hell, because, we will never succumb to this. There are millions and millions out here who are ready for the fight. Get a clue article poster, this will never happen.
Happy 4th of July everyone, especially our Military, this guy is an anomaly.
I completely disagree.
You have given up hope..
No matter what the current state of the country is, it is good to remind ourselves what the founding fathers did to fight for freedom and to create a constitution and country based on freedom. No matter what, it should inspire us to perservere and to keep fighting for the right principles.
Never give up on freedom.
“For all we know some place like Estonia may be freer than this land nowadays.”
Well, China is more capitalist than we are.....
You and me both.
Another noob voting for ron paul. nuf said.
“I celebrate it to honor the past and those Americans before me who sacrificed so much to bring this nation to greatness.”
1000% correct.
My reason to celebrate is to acknowledge the country that dozens of my ancestors fought to keep this country free. If we were in Russia we could celebrate the choice dictator of the state. If we were in a muslim country we could not celebrate but we would have to praise ala or maybe riot. I celebrate my heritage not wallow in the slime of my self pity.
What’s more imporatant: The values and freedoms that we celebrate on the Fourth of July or plastic patriotism ?
Ummm....no. Try reading what I wrote again.
I haven’t given up hope at all. The reason why I wrote what I wrote is to wake that hope up.
Roger that. That would be flag burning I could certainly get behind.
I’m with you 100%.
Well, there will be some who will call me a lib troll or a Paulista....I may become persona non grata....careful....
Stupid post. Sorry. What planet was I on.
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