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Originally posted by 250:
"the right of american"?
"free to leave"?
what kind attitude is this??? huh???
I am an international student, and I am damn proud for Americans, but I just hate the attitude of "If you dont like us, you can leave."
this is the most unproductive thing one can say. geez
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It may be unproductive, but in these cases it's true. (If these cases are true, because I don't know).
If you are proud of, or for, America/American's this isn't aimed at you.
That saying is usually reserved for American's who are complaining about the state of things(Archie Bunker style), but if we've become so afraid that someone IN AMERICA may be offended by the AMERICAN FLAG that we take it down from ANYWHERE at ANYTIME, then that's wrong.
It's wrong no matter what the local, state, national, or global situation. Whether you are an American or a vistor, if the diplay of the American Flag offends you, you shouldn't be here.
The items listed in that email are a prime example of the reason American's think we try to make too many people happy, at our own expense, both at home and abroad.
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"The Martyr" (excerpt)
There is sobbing of the strong,
And a pall upon the land;
But the People in their weeping
Bare the iron hand:
Beware the People weeping
When they bare the iron hand.
--Herman Melville (written after the assasination of President Abraham Lincoln)
[This message has been edited by Ronn_Bman (edited 10-19-2001).]
[This message has been edited by Ronn_Bman (edited 10-19-2001).]