OK, no, I’m not gay. I’m a republican. Some of my friend’s might be shocked, I know. But I’m part of the right-wing conspiracy and I’m proud of it. I’m also a staunch republican at heart – one of those ring-wing nut jobs that believes in the Ten Commandments and that our nation was founded on Christian principles. It’s funny these days how being a republican is so out of vogue. OK, I’ll admit, I believe that the war in Iraq is necessary, proper and the right thing to do. I know a lot of my counterparts my age are staunchly against it – against anything like this – but that’s OK. I fought in the first Gulf war for their right to believe that – and their right to dissent. But I think they’re wrong – or misinformed, misguided. And that’s OK by me. I also fought for the right to vote – of which I realize that most of my peers won’t even show up to exercise their right this election season – even though I already did today (thanks Sonny, you got my vote today). I know plenty in the blogosphere will howl at how bad President Bush is, but their dissent will end there and not at the polling booth. And that’s just fine with me. They’ll be upset – and probably in court – when election day has come and gone and once again the GOP wins (granted, narrowly).
It’s hard to be popular and have strong, pro-American, pro-Patriotic belief in today’s society. As if, being Pro-American means being anti-immigration or anti-muslim. I’m a conservative Christian, and I believe in the literal interpretation of the Bible as the word of God — But i’m not afraid of muslims or people of other religions. I’m friends with many people that don’t share my beliefs – and that’s OK by me.
I know it’s probably shocking – but I’m tired of feeling like I should be guilty to be American. I served proudly in the U.S. Armed Forces for that and every American – past, present and future – for that right. I’m sick of people who hate America and I’m really tired of others trying to make good people hate themselves. America isn’t perfect – by no means. We’ve got plenty of our own problems – and we’re constantly trying to help others make a their situation better – almost always to our own detriment. But that’s OK by me. I’ll suck it up and get over it….
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