America was the land of opportunities. The place where you could rise out of the shadows and succeed. We have only had one idea that has lasted all the way through the years the thought that we are better than others. While we still voice are loud opinions and not back down. Other than that we have changed dramatically. The land of opportunities has faded to a minimum.
The great idea of bringing Nations and races together seems to have just missed the mark. As our economy slowly crumbles as pressure is added we start to fall behind. We help out others in times that are unnecessary. That is one of our problems we are constantly worrying about how others judge us. Because of that our money is plummeting at a fast rate while our prices rise dramatically (gas prices). America was a land of opportunity but now it is a place where we look for new answers and stick to the old solution. From all our looking we have sent jobs off to other areas. A place where we have stopped working our asses off to get the job done so we out source it. America is also a place where almost everything is made in China. The one thing we hold on to with all our might is our pride.
I guess to be an American is just like the song sings “I’m proud to be an American where at least I know I’m free…” As we help out it is just to make our pride stronger and show how great we can be to help out. America is the place where we tend to spread ourselves out to thin. We are constantly juggling too many tasks at once. We fight while others take flight. To be an American is to stick threw in good times and bad because that shows just how loyal you are to your home team.
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And pride, I think, is a double-edged sword! On the one hand, we hold to our principles with a passion; on the other hand, we hold to our principles with a passion and forget that there are other opinions contrary to our own.
Part of this is impossible to change; how do we believe in something but not fight for it? How can we fight strongly for something and not believe in it? The concepts are married; freedom is in union with loyalty/patriotism. Ironically--or paradoxically--the more patriotic we are, the more we may be bound to a nation--instead of "free."
In truth, we are free and not free in different areas of our lives and to different degrees. But to parse these out and measure them is too difficult, so we simply claim we are both free and loyal.
I'm all for Americans defending the rights of people in other countries who have none. I'm all for teaching them about rights. There is a cost to such commitment in our country, and I'm proud that so often we're willing to pay it.
I wonder sometimes if we should talk about where and when that price is worth it.
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