[Vision2020] You might be a real American

[debismith at moscow.com]

Thanks, Paul! You said what I wanted to, only much more eloquently (and 
politely!).

Debi Robinson-Smith


> That's what it takes to be a True American?  Not to be afraid to show 
> you are a christian?  Not to burn the flag?  To respect veterans and 
> your elders?
> 
> Well, I almost made it.  I'm not christian, so apparently I can't be a 
> True American.  Wonderful.
> 
> Your standards are too low.  How about you are a True American if the 
> ideas of freedom and liberty for all are important to you?  That 
> includes the freedom to believe whatever religion you wish, or none at 
all.
> 
> If you support the First Amendment, I would say you are on the path to 
> being a "True American".  If you care for your rights and the rights of 
> others equally, I'd say you are a True American.  If you get enraged 
> when politicians "game the system", you are a True American.
> 
> If you get angry when someone claims they are a "Patriot" when they 
> really mean that they blindly support the government or the status quo, 
> you are a True American.  Look up what it really means to be a Patriot 
> sometime.  Start by imagining the courage it took for the Founding 
> Fathers to sign the Declaration of Independence and ponder what would 
> have happened to each of them if the revolution had failed.
> 
> The true values of this country are getting lost in this "Christians - 
> the World's Only Persecuted Majority" crap.  What values that have 
> managed to squeak through that mess are wantonly being pulverised by 
> Corporate America.  I'd say the truest sign of whether or not you are a 
> True American is if you have had it up to here with all the crap that 
> has happened in the last couple of decades.
> 
> Paul
> 
> Dick Sherwin wrote:
> 
> > I believe this is apporpriate as well as accurate.  I realize there 
> > are those who don't believe in any of this but to them all I have to 
> > say is, "Oh well!"
> >  
> > Dick S.
> >  
> >  
> > It is time to  change from *REDNECK**  **humor to  **/_ TRUE 
> >  AMERICAN_/**  Humor! Only I don't see it as Humor, but the correct 
> > way to   **LIVE YOUR  LIFE** !  If  you feel the same, pass this on 
to 
> > your **True  American** friends.  Ya'll know who ya' are... **
> >
> > You might be a TRUE AMERICAN if:  ** It  never occurred to you to be 
> > offended by the phrase, "One nation, under  God." **
> >
> > You  might be a TRUE AMERICAN if:**  You've never protested about 
> > seeing the 10 Commandments posted in  public**  **places.**  **
> >
> > You  might be a TRUE AMERICAN if: **You  still say "Christmas" 
instead 
> > of "Winter Festival."   **
> >
> > You  might be a TRUE AMERICAN if: **You  bow your head when someone 
> > prays. **
> >
> > You  might be a TRUE AMERICAN if: **You  stand and place your hand 
> > over your heart when ** ** they  play the National Anthem. **
> >
> > You  might be a TRUE AMERICAN if: **You  treat Viet  Nam  vets with 
> > great respect, and always have. **
> >
> > You  might be a TRUE AMERICAN if: **You've  never burned an American 
> > flag. **
> >
> > You  might be a TRUE AMERICAN if: **You  know what you believe and 
you 
> > aren't afraid to say so, no matter who is  listening. **
> >
> > You  might be a TRUE AMERICAN if: **You  respect your elders and 
> > expect your kids to do the same.   **
> >
> > You  might be a TRUE AMERICAN if: **You'd  give your last dollar to a 
> > friend.
> >
> > If  you got this email from me, it is because I believe that you, 
like 
> > me,  have just**  **enough  ** TRUE  AMERICAN **in  you to have the 
> > same beliefs as those talked about in this email.  ** **
> > ** **/_
> > God Bless the _/**/_U_/**/_  _/**/_ _/**/_S_/**/_  _/**/_A_/**/_ 
> >  _/**/_!   and may the U.S.A. BEGIN TO PRAISE AND WORSHIP GOD the way 
> > we used to!!!_/** ***
> >
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