I like Fox News, I like MSNBC, but all liking aside, I hate them.
When I saw that the space shuttle Columbia exploded, I was amazed to see that there was news other than the potential war with Iraq.
Cable news repeats itself over and over until I can wake up and tell them the news. I guess an issue has to be important to be repeated so many times, so the possible war with Iraq must be an important issue.
Now I am forced to think about the possible (probable) war. But I have one question: Why is it that some war-loving Rambos call peace-loving hippies "un-American"? I don't get it. How could they be more American?
My pocket Constitution tells me these people have a right to peaceably assemble, they have every right to speak their minds, which leads to challenging political thought. Isn't this what America is about? Isn't America "by the people and for the people"? I never thought of America to be "by some people and imposed on other people." Let these Americans speak. Just because some are anti-war doesn't make them anti-American.
These individuals and groups are granted a political voice by the great U.S.A. and now they are being told that they are un-American for practicing those rights that make them Americans. So if you are anti-war, and you want to become an "American," what do you do?
I guess you'd have to ignore your opinion, grab your Second Amendment assault weapon (leave the shotgun at home, that's for killing animals), jump in the SUV, chew on a raw steak, and go shoot someone. You too, can be the all-American.
One might think that there is a clear case for war with Iraq, but obviously there is not. If there were, we wouldn't have this many people protesting or just disagreeing. We'd be fighting already. So hear these protesters out, because simply obeying whatever President Bush says doesn't make an American.
It troubled me to see people on MSNBC calling anti-war protesters un-American. I thought about what their reasoning may be and I just couldn't come to a good conclusion. Maybe those who want to go to war are right and the others just haven't been persuaded. With the country divided on the issue, how do we, as a nation, decide if we want war?
"Why of course the people don't want war... But after all it is the leaders of the country who determine the policy, and it is always a simple matter to drag the people along, whether it is a democracy, or a fascist dictatorship, or a parliament, or a communist dictatorship... Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is to tell them they are being attacked, and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger." - Hermann Goering, Nazi leader - April 18, 1946 - Nuremberg Trials.
Write to Mat at twobsuguys@yahoo.com
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