Friday, April 20, 2007

The War for the Soul of America

Welcome to the United States of America. We here are a diverse pot of folks, bound together through a common goal of freedom for none and indifference of all.

Don’t get me wrong. It’s not like we’re telling people what they are or are not allowed to believe, obviously. They just can’t express it in any way that might conflict with anyone else’s view. Conflict is not welcome in a country of neutral-hungry liberals, where argumentative discourse from anything but an indifferent, yet, All-Is-Acceptable-In-Your-Head-Not-Out-Of-Your-Mouth way of thinking is old-fashioned, out-of-date or simply narrow-minded.

We’re not allowed to disagree with those who unanimously tell us that “everyone is right,” and anyone who denies that is encroaching on someone else’s freedom not to choose a side in a war of morality – a war for the soul of America.

I tend to disagree. There are sides. This is not Switzerland – this is America. While I fully appreciate keeping your nose in your own business, the leg room to do just that gets smaller and smaller the more we close our eyes and ears to the ever-encroaching government – all due to men and women who think that to disagree with them is morally wrong. That’s because, in the end, they are their own moral authority, and are loud-mouthed enough to tell everyone just how wrong we are.

Johnathan Cross
Marietta

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