- Mood:

I hate my government. I think my president.... well, I can't find a word.... he makes a turnip look like a Nobel Prize winner. I think this whole war in Iraq is stupid. Does this mean I hate my country? A lot of people out there say yes. I say no, I love my country, I am proud to be an American, though at times I am embarrassed to admit it thanks to out good ol' Moron in Chief. It is possible to love the country and hate the people running it (into the ground). Do I say the Pledge of Allegiance? Do I stand for the National Anthem? No, I do not feel I should be force to do such things, considering I do not believe in most of the words in it. I still get misty at a fireworks display, or a particularly well worded patriotic song. I do love my country, the mountains, the fields, the oceans, the rivers, the cities and the communities. I love the broad range of environments, I love the wealth of wildlife, I love that I can write this without going to jail (for now). I love the troops that protect us, but I am opposed to this whole Iraq thing because I love them. They don't belong there. Their lives are being risked for no reason. Would the politicians be so quick to get in a pissing match if they were told their sons, daughters, grandchildren had to go to the front lines first? I doubt it, but they expect us to do it without question.
Just think about it.
11 total marks.