With the election coming up and more people than ever coming out in support of the candidates, it's time to move on to topics that we as Americans experience on a daily basis, For one, what should be considered Patriotism in our country? Is it the people that have the yellow ribbons on their cars? Is it the people with the posters outside congress protesting the war? Is it when Americans believe in their government and how it is run? Or those who don't believe in their government and want to change it? I believe patriotism to be any of those examples just stated. I have however, begun to notice that in today's times, those who are quick to question our government about things like the war in Iraq or respect for the Bush administration are often called un-American. People who have demonstrated what the first amendment and Rousseau's social contract are all about. If an american feels their will is being ignored or their government is acting out then they have the right to rebel and demand change, or otherwise abolish it and go back to being an unsovereign nation. In these past few years there have been few people willing to try and bring about change in a positive way. We need more people like RFK, who tried to bring America together at a time when racial tensions were at their highest; when the leader of the civil rights movement was killed, and when our country was about to embark on a long and drawn out war we didn't belong in. RFK held onto his beliefs up til the very end, when they ended up costing him his life. Americans need to be a nation of patriotism once again, not a nation of hidden agendas and political propaganda. Believe in your country when you feel it should be, but never be afraid to stand up and question it.
It's May Again!
10 years ago
