Are these the citizens of this fine country? What went wrong there?
I know, sometimes my peers and I have sneered and chuckled, okay, maybe laughed out loud, at people from the middle of America, who have never been outside of their small town, who have never read anything other than their local papers and their bible, who only watch Fox News and shop at WalMart, who think patriotism is never criticizing our country for its wrongdoings, and who think elected officials should be like "one of us", even if they possess no apparent qualifications to hold a government position. (I can really go on and on about this!)
BUT... I never wish any ill fate to them. I only wish that they would open their minds to accept what the world already is - a world of "DIVERSITY", whether they like it or not. Their hatred to Arabs and Muslims (which are not quite the same), and, I dare say, anyone who is not WHITE, stems from blind fear propagated by their own lack of knowledge, and partly instigated by our current administration, is a disgrace to the human race.
I know our government in its current state is not a perfect one, with two main parties, Democratic and Republican, each holding their own views of what direction our country needs to go. This is indeed the time when we need a leader, a president, who is able to strike a balance to bring both parties together regardless of the differences in ideology, strategy, or policy.
Looking at these ill-informed supporters waiting to enter a McCain-Palin rally, is even more of a confirmation that we CANNOT have leaders like McCain and Palin, whose current campaign strategy attempts to instill fear of diversity and to further divide our country!
We just simply can't allow that!
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