Isn’t Freedom Wonderful?
Anti-war protesters gathered to block the entrances to and disrupt the activities of the U.S. Armed Forces Recruiting Center in Pasadena, CA today. As I thought about the act of protesting—a long-held American tradition and right—steeped in the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, I got to thinking. How many of those protesters understand from where their rights originate? Perhaps many of them do, maybe some of them don’t. I felt that they needed a reminder, an open letter to help them understand the significance of their actions.
So here it is:
Greetings protesters! Isn’t freedom wonderful? We live in one of the few countries where its citizens can congregate to criticize the government and its policies without fear of paramilitary crackdowns, the jailing of dissidents, or the censoring of our voices. It is our cherished and God-given right to speak our minds, express our opinions, and to cry out for justice. Do you appreciate this cornerstone of American culture—freedom? Are you fully aware of where our freedoms come from?
If you said the Constitution of the United States, you are mostly correct. It is the United States Constitution that spells out our freedoms, but don’t forget that it is only a document. A powerful document, but a document nonetheless. A piece of paper! Many governments have tried to establish “peace in our time” or guarantee the rights or freedoms of their people with pieces of paper, most of which turned out to be worthless scraps that led to the deaths of millions of people.
What makes our piece of paper—the Constitution—meaningful and powerful is that the most potent military force that ever existed backs it up. And this is not just any military force like the fascistic Nazi juggernaut or the oppressive Soviet machine of years past, composed of poor conscripts or brainwashed fanatics. Our military is made up of proud, educated, and patriotic volunteers, from all walks of American life: construction workers, teachers, musicians, doctors, artists, lawyers, police officers, firemen, students, Democrats and Republicans alike, rich, poor, and middle class, who all believe in FREEDOM, and understand that freedom is not free. That is why they continue to re-enlist and volunteer to return for second and even third tours of duty to places like Iraq, Afghanistan, and elsewhere.
There are currently evil forces throughout the world trying to deprive the West of our cherished freedoms. They hope to isolate America and reduce our influence in places like Europe, Asia, and the Middle East, so that they can make inroads in those places. Soon, the flags of our enemies will fly over European, North African, and Middle Eastern capitals, as they rape, pillage, and murder to expand their empire of hate; spread intolerance of freedom and education; and continue the subjugation of women and non-believers. Only one thing stands in the way of their ultimate victory and world chaos: the United States of America!
So as you protest our recruiting station today, as you exercise your freedom to condemn the war and speak out against U.S. efforts to stop the rapid spread of Islamo-fascism, remember this. It is our servicemen and women, as well as our police forces, which have earned your right to protest freely. It will be American sons and daughters, whose blood will be spilled to protect you all from the evil horde sweeping across Southwest Asia and into Europe. Our enemies don’t care if you sympathize with them. They won’t be moved by your acts of protest. They won’t spare you from the head tax or give you reprieve from having your head sawed off because you stood against the deployment of U.S. troops anywhere. You won’t be given favorable treatment because you carried signs that read: WAR IS NOT THE ANSWER. Because you got it wrong. War is not the answer, but it is an answer. And sometimes it’s the only answer, in the end, that our enemies will understand. So as you gather here today, be sure to thank the people you’re yelling at, whose doors you are blocking, whose mission you are criticizing, as well as the police officers you’re taunting and preventing from protecting the rest of the city—THANK them profusely for safeguarding your cherished right to behave as you do.
Isn’t freedom wonderful?
Anti-war protesters gathered to block the entrances to and disrupt the activities of the U.S. Armed Forces Recruiting Center in Pasadena, CA today. As I thought about the act of protesting—a long-held American tradition and right—steeped in the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, I got to thinking. How many of those protesters understand from where their rights originate? Perhaps many of them do, maybe some of them don’t. I felt that they needed a reminder, an open letter to help them understand the significance of their actions.
So here it is:
Greetings protesters! Isn’t freedom wonderful? We live in one of the few countries where its citizens can congregate to criticize the government and its policies without fear of paramilitary crackdowns, the jailing of dissidents, or the censoring of our voices. It is our cherished and God-given right to speak our minds, express our opinions, and to cry out for justice. Do you appreciate this cornerstone of American culture—freedom? Are you fully aware of where our freedoms come from?
If you said the Constitution of the United States, you are mostly correct. It is the United States Constitution that spells out our freedoms, but don’t forget that it is only a document. A powerful document, but a document nonetheless. A piece of paper! Many governments have tried to establish “peace in our time” or guarantee the rights or freedoms of their people with pieces of paper, most of which turned out to be worthless scraps that led to the deaths of millions of people.
What makes our piece of paper—the Constitution—meaningful and powerful is that the most potent military force that ever existed backs it up. And this is not just any military force like the fascistic Nazi juggernaut or the oppressive Soviet machine of years past, composed of poor conscripts or brainwashed fanatics. Our military is made up of proud, educated, and patriotic volunteers, from all walks of American life: construction workers, teachers, musicians, doctors, artists, lawyers, police officers, firemen, students, Democrats and Republicans alike, rich, poor, and middle class, who all believe in FREEDOM, and understand that freedom is not free. That is why they continue to re-enlist and volunteer to return for second and even third tours of duty to places like Iraq, Afghanistan, and elsewhere.
There are currently evil forces throughout the world trying to deprive the West of our cherished freedoms. They hope to isolate America and reduce our influence in places like Europe, Asia, and the Middle East, so that they can make inroads in those places. Soon, the flags of our enemies will fly over European, North African, and Middle Eastern capitals, as they rape, pillage, and murder to expand their empire of hate; spread intolerance of freedom and education; and continue the subjugation of women and non-believers. Only one thing stands in the way of their ultimate victory and world chaos: the United States of America!
So as you protest our recruiting station today, as you exercise your freedom to condemn the war and speak out against U.S. efforts to stop the rapid spread of Islamo-fascism, remember this. It is our servicemen and women, as well as our police forces, which have earned your right to protest freely. It will be American sons and daughters, whose blood will be spilled to protect you all from the evil horde sweeping across Southwest Asia and into Europe. Our enemies don’t care if you sympathize with them. They won’t be moved by your acts of protest. They won’t spare you from the head tax or give you reprieve from having your head sawed off because you stood against the deployment of U.S. troops anywhere. You won’t be given favorable treatment because you carried signs that read: WAR IS NOT THE ANSWER. Because you got it wrong. War is not the answer, but it is an answer. And sometimes it’s the only answer, in the end, that our enemies will understand. So as you gather here today, be sure to thank the people you’re yelling at, whose doors you are blocking, whose mission you are criticizing, as well as the police officers you’re taunting and preventing from protecting the rest of the city—THANK them profusely for safeguarding your cherished right to behave as you do.
Isn’t freedom wonderful?
posted by victor cass | 10:43 AM
1 Comments:
It shocks me that no one has left any comments? I wonder why? Do they not understand? No -I- we didn't...I always thought of war as wrong, but as the world is the way it is and has always been, evolving. I see now why we must figth so to keep things growing forward. To have what we call Freedom here in the West, yes. I like what we have and I would like to see more of it as the years go on. I would love to know that my generations to come are not going to be living in any darkages.
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