Can we lay aside our political differences for today?

Question

Lets all be happy that we are Americans! And That we live in a Free counrty!

Answer 1

The United States of America is a great country, still free, still imperfect, but still the best hope for the vast majority of those in the world who live in hunger, poverty or fear.

Our nation is generous to a fault, but weakened by bickering and name-calling. I am 66 years old. I was born in the early years of a great war that our country had not yet been drawn into. I grew up in a time when every able-bodied male was expected to serve in the Armed Forces, and I spent ten years on active duty in the Air Force.

My combined reserve forces service (Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve) extend my total service time to an incredible 41 years. It saddens me that the vast majority of Americans today have not served in uniform, and that includes political leaders, the news media, most of the CEO's and others who are influential in today's society.

I am not a great person or a great American because of my uniformed service, but I am an American who better appreciates what it means to be a citizen of this country, and I am an American who understands that being an American is not just taking, but giving as well.

We don't have to be in the Armed Forces to serve our nation and its people. Many good Americans have found other ways to help this be a greater and better place.

We need to lay aside our Republican, Democrat, Libertarian and other labels for this day and be Americans. And we need to thank those who have served. (I am always grateful to those whose service involved a far greater sacrifice than mine did--because I can appreciate what that sacrifice means to me today.)

If you are an American today and call yourself that and hold your head up high when you hear the National Anthem or see the flag, I honor and respect you and join you.

Let us all work together to make it better. If we have not already begun, let us begin today.

Answer 2

When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.

That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness.

Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath shewn, that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed. But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security.

Answer 3

We can hope but there will be some of those anti-war, anti-Bush, anti-whatever, and anti-whoever people out in the streets today because they will get a lot of media attention. As long as they get attention they are happy-nothing has to change-just getting some tv cameras on them makes their day.

Answer 4

You got it Patricia! Lets just enjoy what this day represents. While we argue over politics, the parties do their thing and we fight and bicker. Lets just be Americans and have one day that unites us all! We can disagree, but not today. That is the freedom we can enjoy.

Answer 5

Great idea. Wouldn't it be great if we could put our political "teams" in second place everyday.

Seems we forget we are Americans first and repubs and dems second.

Remember what A.Lincoln said, " A house divided cannot stand".

Answer 6

Good call!

Thank a teacher if you can read this.
Since you're reading it in English, thank a soldier.
And thank a soldier for your freedom, today and everyday.

Answer 7

Yes America is a great country and I hope we all appreciate it, but I still cry for our soldiers.

Answer 8

that we can all freely express our differences is what defines America.Hope you have a great Independence Day:)

Answer 9

No, because today, "Dependence Day" should highlight the difference between our nation today and the Great, independent nation of individuals we used to be.
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