Proud to be an American?
If you get the chance, check out Scott-O-Rama’s Proud To Be An American? post from yesterday. I must say I feel his anger and disappointment in the current state of a country we were raised to believe was the best country in the world. It’s hard to be proud when you feel you should appologize to the world just for being an American.
In the United States, we are taught from a very early age that the U.S.A. is the greatest country in the world. We learn about other cultures that don’t have the freedoms that we have in America. We are led to believe that the U.S.A. only fights to protect the oppressed and spread freedom and democracy around the world. And we are told that when we grow up, we can be anything we want to be… and astronaut, a CEO, the president… all because we live in America.
As I’ve grown older, I have come to realize what a load of crap propaganda it all is.
A little less than a month ago, we celebrated the 4th of July- Independence Day in the U.S.A. As I have done so many times in the past, I hung the flag out in front of the house to show my patriotism. This year though, I did not feel any pride. Instead, I felt anger. Yes, I’m mad at my country, and here are a few reasons why:
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on July 31, 2005 at 2:13 am
Scott-O-Rama said:
Hey! Thanks for the link. Glad that you could relate to my feelings.
Great blog btw.