RE: An intelligent approach

[PhilCooper@webtv.net (P C)]

Broken Arrow, Oklahoma School officials remove "God Bless America" signs
from schools in fear that someone might be offended.  Channel 12 News in
Long Island, New York, orders flags 
removed from the newsroom and red, white, and blue ribbons removed from
the lapels of reporters. Why? Management did not want to appear biased
and felt that our nations flag might give the appearance that "they lean
one way or another". 
 
Berkeley, California bans U.S. Flags from being displayed on city fire
trucks because they didn't want to offend anyone in the community. 
 
In an "act of tolerance" the head of the public library at Florida Gulf
Coast University ordered all "Proud to be an 
American" signs removed so as to not offend international students. 
 
I, for one, am quite disturbed by these actions of so-called American
citizens; and I am tired of this nation worrying 
> about whether or not we are offending some individual or 
> their culture. Since the terrorist attacks on September 11, 
> we have experienced a surge in patriotism by the majority of 
> Americans. However, the dust from the attacks had barely 
> settled in New York and Washington D.C. when the "politically 
> correct" crowd began complaining about the possibility that 
> our patriotism was offending others. 
> 
> I am not against immigration, nor do I hold a grudge against 
> anyone who is seeking a better life by coming to America. In 
> fact, our country's population is almost entirely comprised of 
> descendants of immigrants; however, there are a few things that 
> those who have recently come to our country, and apparently 
> some native Americans, need to understand. 
> 
> First of all, it is not our responsibility to continually try 
> not to offend you in any way. This idea of America being a 
> multi-cultural community has served only to dilute our 
> sovereignty and our national identity. As Americans, we have 
> our own culture, our own society, our own language, and our 
> own lifestyle. This culture, called the "American Way" has been 
> developed over centuries of struggles, trials, and victories by 
> millions of men and women who have sought freedom. Our 
> forefathers fought, bled, and died at places such as Bunker 
> Hill, Antietam, San Juan, Iwo Jima, Normandy, Korea, Vietnam, 
> 
> We speak English, not Spanish, Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, 
> Russian, or any other language. Therefore, if you wish to 
> become part of our society - learn our language! 
> "In God We Trust" is our national motto. This is not some 
> off-the-wall, Christian, Right Wing, political slogan - it 
> is our national motto. It is engraved in stone in the House 
> of Representatives in our Capitol and it is printed on our 
> currency. We adopted this motto because Christian men and 
> women, on Christian principles, founded this nation; and 
> this is clearly documented throughout our history. If it is 
> appropriate for our motto to be inscribed in the halls of our 
> highest level of Government, then it is certainly appropriate 
> to display it on the walls of our schools. 
> 
> God is in our pledge, our National Anthem, nearly every 
> patriotic song, and in our founding documents. We honor His 
> birth, death, and resurrection as holidays, and we turn to 
> Him in prayer in times of crisis. If God offends you, then 
> I suggest you consider another part of the world as your new 
> home, because God is part of our culture and we are proud 
> to have Him. 
> 
> We are proud of our heritage and those who have so honorably 
> defended our freedoms. We celebrate Independence Day, 
> Memorial Day, Veterans Day, and Flag Day. We have parades, 
> picnics, and barbecues where we proudly wave our flag. As 
> an American, I have the right to wave my flag, sing my national 
> anthem, quote my national motto, and cite my pledge whenever 
> and wherever I choose. If the Stars and Stripes offend you, or 
> you don't like Uncle Sam, then you should seriously consider a 
> move to another part of this planet. 
> 
> The American culture is our way of life, our heritage, and we 
> are proud of it. We are happy with our culture and have no 
> desire to change, and we really don't care how you did things 
> where you came from. We are Americans, like it or not, this 
> is our country, our land, and our lifestyle. 
> 
> Our First Amendment gives every citizen the right to express 
> his opinion about our government, culture, or society, and we 
> will allow you every opportunity to do so. But once you are 
> done complaining, whining, and griping about our flag, our 
> pledge, our national motto, or our way of life, I highly 
> encourage you take advantage of one other great American 
> freedom, the right to leave. 
> 
> Barry Loudermilk and Carl Lewis 

> If you agree, pass this onto other Americans!! 
> It is time to take a stand!