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Friday, November 05, 2004

What Happened?



Notes From An Exile: How Did This Happen?

"America has become a nation I no longer recognize or understand. How did this happen?

It has gone from a country that was once a leader of the world in terms of courage, tolerance and civility to one that seems combative, aggressive and openly hostile to human rights. And try as I might, I cannot pinpoint the exact turning point. America, when did fundamentalist Christians hijack your country?

Now don't get me wrong here, a person's faith is their own business. And to have faith can be a good thing. A great thing. But not when it devalues the importance of open-mindedness and the ability to listen, to accept and acknowledge that there may be others of differing opinion.

Do you know what I think it is? You guys need to get out more. You need to see and experience what goes on outside your borders, for yourself. And I'm not talking about a little trip to Cuba for vacation. I mean actively living abroad and breaking down some of the prejudices and misconceptions that isolation naturally breeds."
|| JM, 8:04 AM

1 Comments:

Hey John,

Thanks for the link, glad you liked the piece. Seems there is a definite pattern emerging in the US, with people having gone from the depths of despair after the election, to getting into the fighting spirit, and talking about taking out the election in 2008. That's the spirt. Let's hope the tide keeps swelling....
Blogger Kirsten, at 1:48 PM  

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