Do we really love our country?

3/30/08

Do we really love our country? Do we take pride in the responsibility that goes hand in hand with enjoying unrivaled freedom and liberty, or do we simply just love the idea of doing whatever we think we can get away with?

Do we really live up to the phrase "God Bless America", or do we mock a higher power in an increasingly secularized America where God's teachings and principles are dismissed as irrelevant?

Do we love our ancestors, people and visionaries that came before us that helped shape this country into what it is, or do we merely cover up our past in revisionist history, warts and all?

Do we love our country enough to die for it, or do we take the easy way out and take those who defend our nation and way of life for granted?

Do we love ambition, a burning desire to get up each morning and make dreams come true with a work ethic, or are we lazy?

Do we love country's values of perseverance, ideals of self will and reliance, or do we sit and wait for handouts?

Do we love our country's promise of prosperity, wealth and power enough to protect it, or do we just love our things?

Do we love our independence, or are we dependent on our sick society's warped values?

Do we love the notion of capitalism, or do we love the strangling of corporatism?

Do we love our opulence, or do we love driving our shiny metal wagons past a street person overjoyed to not be in their shoes?

Do we love equality and justice, or do we hide behind the cloak of hate, bigotry and ignorance?

Do we love our country enough to do something about it, or do we blindingly love ourselves to oblivion?