arienettelyn's Diaryland Diary ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- i didn't write this, but i DID type it. punctuation woohoo! Protest is patriotism. It is a citizen's duty to speak up, especially when that citizen sees that the country that he loves and the freedom that he cherishes is being torn to shreds by self-serving bastards in three piece suits. Watch what you say. Shut up and wave the flag. Support the president because that's the right thing to do. And, by golly, we did elect him. Lies. The President-Select took over in one of the most daring coups in modern times. "Those that suppress freedom always do so in the name of law and order." - John Lindsay This country was founded on radical actions; its population swelled by masses seeking respite from oppression, whether it be political or religious. They came here. They came looking for freedom of all religions. Freedom of speech. The freedom to live as they chose to live. We are now told to watch what we say. We are now told that some religions are suspect because they worship a different god than most Americans worship. (That god which is money.) And now we stand and watch while our freedoms erode. "This country, with its institutions, belongs to the people who inhabit it. Whenever they shall grow weary of the existing government, they can exercise their constitutional right of amending it, or their revolutionary right to dismember or overthrow it." - Abraham Lincoln By the time you hold this in your hands, odds are we will be in a war. With who does not matter. Probably the one with oil. If we are not at war, then our prayers for peace have been answered. The government and their world police now have more power than they enjoyed in the Nixon era. Drunk on blood and oil, they stumble across the world stage, picking fights with anyone who dares to not fall in line with our "economic plans" (see sweatshops) for their country. Be informed. Ignorance is inexcusable. Know your rights. "God forbid we should ever be 20 years without such a rebellion." - Thomas Jefferson It is our duty to let our government know how we feel. Let them know that we don't think making big business even bigger is worth going to war for and seeing our children come home in body bags. Let them know that you disagree with a foreign policy that is directly responsible for terrorism both domestic and abroad. Make them feel your passion that this is a country for everyone, not just the top 1% tax bracket. Patriotism is not blind faith in your government. Patriotism is active participation. Patriotism is not standing idly by while rich white men pass laws that only benefit themselves but cloak these same laws in words like "compassionate". "Who are the real patriots? Who are the real traitors? Who will stand up, who will be our new leaders? If you love this country take it back from those that would destroy it. Protest is patriotism" - boysetsfire, January 2003 9:55 p.m. - 2003-04-07 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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