Patriots Act
i must admit to a bias towards the United States of America. not the country's current state as it is interpreted and manifested through its damnable government upon the backs of its citizens but what the founding fathers conceived of it to be.
for some reason, i have yet to discern it intellectually, i get goose bumps when i hear the American Oath of Allegiance and the National Anthem. it's like hearing the bagpipes. that i can understand since it's my blood heritage. choking up and crying for no reason for these American national symbols is beyond my comprehension. the essence of my being Canadian presupposes i eschew all things American. i've always blamed the Americans for Canada's lack of cultural identity. m'excuse.
i have no idea why now i'm so emotional about America. it wasn't always like this. of course, if i didn't feel as deeply or as passionately as i do now i'd be dead, inhuman, or distracted. i think the truth of the matter stems from the changes imparted into the world scene from 9/11. maybe the concept of fighting for their freedom from tryanny, as the birth of the United States was predicated upon, is something which is becoming more real as my focus on real world events narrows.
all, minus a few, of my detractors inworld are American. i'm not sure any of my prior jibes at the American system have been totally disavowed. for any discord, i'm truly sorry. i'm a political animal. i am steeped in my community as soon as i walk out the door. i'm an activist. it's why i published a neighbourhood newspaper. i want changes to my world, it's just that my notions are not so well defined along currently accepted norms.
i'm not affiliated with any left/right paradigm. i've never ascribed myself to any particular party line. we all need changes throughout the entire political spectrum. the American people have fought and died to protect the common principles enshrined within their founding father's Constitution. through which, holding it as the primary document of self evident truths, will lead to a happy future for all of mankind on the planet.
as long as it is the basis.
as long as its principles, etched within the minds and souls of so many, carry the flame and surround the thoughts of their leaders. i have nothing but the highest respect for their rightful place on the global scene. but without it, fear overwhelms my every thought.
i don't believe my tears are for the American government.
in my little newspaper, i editorialized on the principles of how our public servants should represent the finest human ideals. confronting city council members from an official "press" capacity was, as i have always thought, not a privilege but a right. one to which i was proud to fill.
and now i see countless publications (blogs) exercising their rights to ensure their truth is told. the truths are known. we are on the edge of an historical and massive breakthrough into an age where communication of these truths can not be denied. and in that we will have our individual freedoms returned and our rightful places within the community ensured.
i live to see this day.
God Bless America
Keep Her Sane
Uphold Your Constitution
Each and Every One
The Star Spangled Banner
oh say can you see
by the dawn's early light
what so proudly we hail
at the twilight's last gleaming
whose broad stripes and bright stars
through the perilous fight
o'er the ramparts we watched
were so gallantly streaming
and the rockets red glare
the bombs bursting in air
gave proof
through the night
that our flag was still there
oh say does that star spangled
banner yet wave
o'er the land of the free
and the home of the brave
stellar examples of the Voice of the American People
Jessica Loren
Whitney Houston
Mariah Carey
Kelly Clarkson
Carrie Underwood
Faith Hill
Beyonce
JoJo
Demi Lovato
Jimi Hendrix
the Isaacs
