So many people across the world say that they hate America. Even here at home, people threaten to leave the country if a certain politician takes office or say that they wonder "What has America come to?" For the true believers in partisan politics who say they want to leave this country if a member of the opposing party takes the office of President, all I can say is, go right ahead, we really do not want you to be here anyway. You can also stop reading this now, it won't change your die-hard soul anyway. For the ones who have jokingly said those words, myself included, I have to say that it's a bit shameful to threaten such an act of "non-patriotism."
Now, for everyone that is still reading, let me explain to you why people should not hate America and should not threaten to leave this great country. America is an amazing place, full of opportunity and means to make a hero out of even the simplest man. America is the home of the most wonderful military in the world, and I would like to thank every man, woman, horse and dog that has ever served this country for paying the price of freedom so that everyday civilians are not forced to pay it. America is filled with people willing to help each other. America is the nation where people are treated with respect and dignity. America is a people that have built, fought and died for much of the world outside our borders. We are a giving, loving and strong country.
So don't leave this country or hate this people simply because of what governmental powers and partisan politics has done to this nation and this world.
If you have a serious problem with this country, look to the government. You, most likely, don't hate America. You probably 'hate' the government. I personally don't like the way this country is headed. I 'hate' the tax dollars that are taken out of my paychecks. I 'hate' the access and influence that the NSA, IRS and Justice Department have in this entire country's every day life. I 'hate' the way that people are pitted against each other simply because of party affiliation. I 'hate' the fact that we are the world's police force and yet we fail to protect our own people from riots and raids. I 'hate' the way the media portrays so much biased information, from polling to trial coverage. I 'hate' the lack of respect given to the Constitution and individual rights in the name of "national security" or "(insert 'minority' here)'s rights."
America is the greatest nation on Earth, but the government of this country has gotten to the point where every bill is thousands of pages and each Congressman has to be bought with pork. I don't think it's a matter of liberal or conservative anymore. It's a matter of Big Brother-esque, money-worshipping politicians or the common man's rights and the amount of money they can afford to pay over to this monster of a government.
This is why I proudly identify as a Conservative. Not a Republican. Not a Democrat. And not even an Independent, anymore. I believe that these parties and groups have gotten too out of hand for there to be any fair change and progress in either direction. There aren't enough common men in D.C. having their voices heard. There aren't enough men who know the burdens of modern-day taxes running this government. There aren't enough voices being raised in this nation's capital to be heard. I'm not talking about rallies for Pro-Abortion or Pro-Life or Pro-Gun or Pro-Gun Control or any other group that raises their voices on one issue.
We need people, in government willing to change the way this government works. We need people in Washington who know what it's like to live day-to-day. We need people in D.C. with the power to effect real change to the foreign, economic, social and domestic policy of this great nation without the political partisan crap getting in the way.
Love America, love the People, love the Land of the Free and Home of the Brave.
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