I am an American and I love my country. We all say it, but what do we really mean?
Love is making a commitment and having the willingness to accept the sacrifices and inconveniences necessary to keep that commitment. This is true whether we are talking about another person, nation or society.
Most of us know what it means to commit to another person. But what does it mean to commit to an abstract notion such as a nation, a society or a culture?
The American culture is unique in the world. Unique because it is an amalgamation of virtually all the cultures in the world. Immigrants brought the culture of the "old country" with them, and America absorbed the best and discarded the rest. Assimilation is the reason why we have an "American" culture. Without assimilation we would be a sea of conflicting cultures; we may even have become subject to the cross-cultural violence that afflicts many other nations around the world. Assimilation has spared us that kind of conflict (civil war).
Barb White & Senator Norm Coleman
Barb White & John Penland
Barb White & Juan Vega, Vice-Chairman, Republican National Hispanic Assembly of Minnesota
True assimilation is a result of legal entry. We respect our laws.
Our fathers and grandfathers came embracing a new spirit of responsibility. They built a representative form of government in which we are duty bound to participate. They welcomed a capitalist system which rewards individual effort and they made learning English a priority.
Our forefathers came from fascism, dictatorship and socialism. We now have a responsibility to follow their lead and build a more perfect union based on their example - not a celebration of diversity, but rather the assimilation of diverse ideas, and with it the people they represent.
We are Americans. Red, yellow, black, and white we are precious in God's sight.
We are a new generation of capitalists. Prosperity and generosity are our hallmarks.
The taxation is making it increasingly difficult for families to take care of our old, our infirm and our young.
Local communities, synagogues, mosques and churches once built the hospitals and schools required for a living, vibrant community. Now is the time to roll up our sleeves and do the hard work to provide for a new generation of rugged Americans with a sense of commitment to the nation and the culture that our forefathers built and left in our care.
Let us stop apologizing for our nation. We must renew our commitment to this country, as our generation, like our forefathers is being tested seeing whether this nation "so conceived and so dedicated, can long endure." We must love our country and do the hard work that is necessary to pass this test.
Thank you!
Barb Davis White
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