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Dear America ,
I just wanted to drop you a line or three , to let you know that I still care for you.
Even with all the talk of divides , extremism and such ( guilty of this myself ) , I still am grateful for being an American.
You have given me chances and opportunities that others in different countries can only dream of.
I have the freedom to :
Speak my mind...
Vote...
Worship as I see fit...
Own firearms...
And many more , all of which are equally as important.
For all of our rights are indeed equally important...tampering with one , is a threat to all...which is how I wish we as Americans , would see ourselves.
A danger to one group , one religion , one race etc...is a danger to all Americans.
Simply because if it can happen to them , it can happen to you...
Now is a time for healing and a strengthening of our resolve to move forward together , to make us the nation that we need to be ...A nation that lives up to its ideals , one that faces it's challenges head on , not by blaming others , but by finding solutions.
I know that there are many ways of seeing America.
This is a double edged sword....the very freedoms we have , can with misuse , pave the road to our destruction.
We can not allow our hopes , fears , dreams and disagreements to be our downfall.
It would be good to remember that our rights are for us all and not just for the betterment of one group.
My love of history has shown that , regardless of our many differences , we have worked together for our common good.
I for one , am hopeful we can do so again.
For all of our divides and differences , we do have the fact that we are Americans in common.
A fact that needs to used for all of us to heal and move forward.
Andy
I just wanted to drop you a line or three , to let you know that I still care for you.
Even with all the talk of divides , extremism and such ( guilty of this myself ) , I still am grateful for being an American.
You have given me chances and opportunities that others in different countries can only dream of.
I have the freedom to :
Speak my mind...
Vote...
Worship as I see fit...
Own firearms...
And many more , all of which are equally as important.
For all of our rights are indeed equally important...tampering with one , is a threat to all...which is how I wish we as Americans , would see ourselves.
A danger to one group , one religion , one race etc...is a danger to all Americans.
Simply because if it can happen to them , it can happen to you...
Now is a time for healing and a strengthening of our resolve to move forward together , to make us the nation that we need to be ...A nation that lives up to its ideals , one that faces it's challenges head on , not by blaming others , but by finding solutions.
I know that there are many ways of seeing America.
This is a double edged sword....the very freedoms we have , can with misuse , pave the road to our destruction.
We can not allow our hopes , fears , dreams and disagreements to be our downfall.
It would be good to remember that our rights are for us all and not just for the betterment of one group.
My love of history has shown that , regardless of our many differences , we have worked together for our common good.
I for one , am hopeful we can do so again.
For all of our divides and differences , we do have the fact that we are Americans in common.
A fact that needs to used for all of us to heal and move forward.
Andy