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From: "Martinez, Melissa" <martim@cpchem.com>
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Subject: FW: HELLO!  THIS  IS  AMERICA!
Date: Mon, 22 Oct 2001 08:34:28 -0500
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HELLO!  THIS  IS  AMERICA! 
 
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
ony 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, if it was so superior, go home. 
 
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. 
 
 
If you agree, pass this on to other Americans!! 
It is time to take a stand!! 
 
MAY GOD BLESS AMERICA LAND THAT WE LOVE!!!
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