In today’s America citizens are increasingly being shushed. Public figures have to be extremely careful with how and what they say in public, as well as privately. The everyday Joe Blow in daily life can’t look, say, or utter a sentence without fear of retaliation or scrutiny. If one group disagrees with public policy they are immediately look down upon as unpatriotic. If secularism points out the fallacy of the religionist then they are considered anti-Christ. I ask, what the hell happened to the idea that it’s okay to disagree? If we all thought and acted alike then democracy would be so totally boring if not nonexistent … probably the latter!
The resent issue with Don Imus’ utterance of “well there you go” referring to a black athlete who was arrested, Obama and Dobson’s exchange on their difference of interpretation of religious convictions is a perfect example of how political correctness has become a train wreck. This, in my humble opinion, is so totally crazy and it makes me wonder if as a country freedom of thought, as well as speech can survive. This climate of thought and speech intolerance is tearing our society a part and eventually it will erode our way of life which we as American’s should cherish with our lives.
It’s time for all of us to take a step back and take a DEEP breath! It’s really okay to disagree for in disagreeing we build a stronger democracy. The American society will never totally agree with one another, but tolerance should always prevail. If we disagree with a particular way, policy or law then we have the right to change it.
What scares me the most is why American’s don’t stand up to religionists who spew their hatred and intolerance. More hatred and intolerance is preached from American pulpits than in the public sector and yet no one stands up to those religionist’s who are more intolerant than God. Meanwhile, if Imus and Obama exercise their freedom of speech and thought they are labeled either a racist or an infidel. What’s wrong with this picture? Are religionist’s exempt from the same scrutiny? If we’re going to condemn one then we should condemn the other.
As we celebrate our 232nd., birthday lets keep in mind that its our way of life and our freedoms we celebrate. July fourth is an American holiday … no other country celebrates their way of life like we do. And while we celebrate lets keep in mind that if we don’t protect our way of life we will loose it … the door is now ajar. Intolerance is slowly becoming a way of life and before it gets out of control it’s time to push the door shut if we as American’s are going to remain free.
The resent issue with Don Imus’ utterance of “well there you go” referring to a black athlete who was arrested, Obama and Dobson’s exchange on their difference of interpretation of religious convictions is a perfect example of how political correctness has become a train wreck. This, in my humble opinion, is so totally crazy and it makes me wonder if as a country freedom of thought, as well as speech can survive. This climate of thought and speech intolerance is tearing our society a part and eventually it will erode our way of life which we as American’s should cherish with our lives.
It’s time for all of us to take a step back and take a DEEP breath! It’s really okay to disagree for in disagreeing we build a stronger democracy. The American society will never totally agree with one another, but tolerance should always prevail. If we disagree with a particular way, policy or law then we have the right to change it.
What scares me the most is why American’s don’t stand up to religionists who spew their hatred and intolerance. More hatred and intolerance is preached from American pulpits than in the public sector and yet no one stands up to those religionist’s who are more intolerant than God. Meanwhile, if Imus and Obama exercise their freedom of speech and thought they are labeled either a racist or an infidel. What’s wrong with this picture? Are religionist’s exempt from the same scrutiny? If we’re going to condemn one then we should condemn the other.
As we celebrate our 232nd., birthday lets keep in mind that its our way of life and our freedoms we celebrate. July fourth is an American holiday … no other country celebrates their way of life like we do. And while we celebrate lets keep in mind that if we don’t protect our way of life we will loose it … the door is now ajar. Intolerance is slowly becoming a way of life and before it gets out of control it’s time to push the door shut if we as American’s are going to remain free.
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