[Vision2020] You might be a real American

[debismith at moscow.com]

God Bless the Whole World. No Exceptions.
Peace IS Patriotic, and so are the many people who disagree with the 
current war. 

The willingness to stand up in the face of accusations of being anti-
American and say this war is wrong is an act of Patriotism. 

I love my country, and believe the current administration is destroying 
the US and everything upon which it is founded. They have co-opted 
religion as use it as a weapon, they have sold a large segment of 
population (most among the least well off) a bill of goods that gives to 
the rich while taking from the poor, and they continue to wave non-issues 
around as distractions.

(Can't say the democrats are any better, as they can't get their poop in 
a group long enough to present a united front against the Bush erosion of 
democracy in the US.)

You are tired of what you are tired of. I'm tired, too. I'm tired of 
having insults hurled at me because: I am able to think beyond the moment 
and see a bleak future if we continue down the current right-wing road; I 
believe everyone has the same rights (including the right to marry any 
other consenting adult); I believe that women are able to make their own 
decisions about their bodies without the consent of men; I think it is a 
fine idea to help those in situations of poverty and need; I believe 
bigotry, homophobia, sexual discrimination, and Biblical literalism are 
the province of dinosaurs who are on the verge of extinction.

Go be tired, Dick. Let's be tired together, as that may be one of the few 
points we can share.

Debi R-S  

> Paul Rumelhart wrote:  "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."
> ___________________________________________
> 
> Personally, I am a little weary of embracing the "whatever religion you
> wish" syndrone.  I agree, everyone should have the right to worship as
> they believe, so long as their religion does not preach death and
> destruction on others because of their beliefs.  I am tired of the
> so-called "Religion of Peace" and their attempts to acquire maximum kill
> with their terrorist acts.
> 
> As I said in my original post, 
> "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!"
> 
> May God bless you, even if you don't believe in Him.
> 
> Dick S.
>   ----- Original Message ----- 
>   From: Paul Rumelhart 
>   To: Vision2020 
>   Sent: Thursday, August 10, 2006 8:35 AM
>   Subject: Re: [Vision2020] You might be a real American
> 
> 
>   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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