07-06-2020, 03:09 AM
(07-06-2020, 02:55 AM)veteranhumanbeing Wrote:(07-06-2020, 02:36 AM)Lumenari Wrote: Americans vs Others.Who is a patriot? We are a nation of peoples that fled war, famine, disease; oppression, tyranny. We are those who are looking for an opportunity to express free will. We are not a racist society; we are the epitomeĀ of it.
We should frame the debate that way.
I will disagree with your statement just because I am an American first, a Cherokee second and we are not the epitome of a racist country, we are an example of a country that isn't...
As for who is a patriot?
I am.
I swore an oath once to protect this country from all enemies, foreign and domestic.
I wrote a blank check for my life to fulfill that.
I didn't walk out of that oath when I left the service.
I'm not going to go batshit crazy and start mowing down people anywhere.
HOWEVER.
When it comes time to DEFEND my country, I am right here with the same check in hand.
Or as my uncle says when asked how he lost his arm in Viet Nam, he replies...
"I didn't LOSE an arm. I GAVE one."
Happy Independence Day.