my aforementioned life partner sent me this earlier:
A quote from George H.W. Bush: "No, I don't know that Atheists should be considered as citizens, nor should they be considered as patriots. This is one nation under God."
so is this man-made character titled "god" hovering over our nation? are we even one nation? why are we constantly so divided? far too much of this division is based solely on religion. for millennia, far too many atrocious wrongs have been done in the name of religion. can anyone tell me about some heinous acts performed in the name of atheism? get back to me on that question after your extensive, fruitless research. ok.. i'll stop (for now) before i really get going.
all i can say about the above quote is that i hope i don't get deported. with this whole obsession about illegal immigrants and how they're totally ruining our country, i fear for my existence in this country. wait.. actually, i didn't immigrate to the (semi-)united states of america; i was born here. but i dunno; i'm not one of those lawmaker people, so i guess my future is uncertain. my parents are gonna be pissed.
as far as my being a patriot.. well i do love my country, believe it or not. while i think that the government in general is pretty fucked, i'm thankful for a relatively uneventful upbringing. and i do know that i owe part of it to being born & raised in america. i just choose to recognize that america is not all-powerful and should not be involved in all global matters. does that make me unpatriotic? methinks no. people need to realize that a free-thinking person such as me (or barack obama, for example) is no less patriotic or american simply because i don't agree with the majority and blindly believe in a concept fabricated by imperfect humams, or because i don't wear a flag pin.
so basically, i think i can call myself a patriot. i cannot, however, call myself a nationalist. this slight difference in vocabulary, i believe, is where the perceived conflict lies among many americans. i can consider america to be the greatest country in the world if i like (i've never lived anywhere else, save for a summer in france, so i do not state this as fact). but i do not believe that we should be exalted above all other people in other nations. ok, that's enough for now.. i hope my tangents occasionally cross paths.
my high school mascot was the cavalier, and i didn't like that very much. but i think i like it better than patriot, especially if i'm not considered one. it took me a long time ti admit this: i'm a cavalier, damnit!
yippie-kiyay,
mr. falcon
1 comment:
If you're a cavalier, does that mean you're going to wear the outfit too? I hope so...
About the illegal immigrant issue, I've read several articles and op-eds addressing the "they don't pay taxes and use our services" issue. In fact it seems as though the exact opposite is true. Undocumented workers often pay income taxes in the tens of billions of dollars each year (according to the IRS), and they cannot collect money from refunds or social security. I know you know this, but I find it facinating. So there!
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