Land of the Free...ish

I went on a little bit of a rant with my good sister today...I feel like there is a little more purging to be done though.
The conversation started: Sister was watching one of those court shows, Judge Alan or something...a guy was suing his son and he was quoted telling his son, "I gave you a chance to change your lifestyle before I stopped speaking to you." His son is gay. Here is my rant.

We live in America, well I do. Its the land of the free, home of the brave and all that jazz. Men and woman have died to give us our freedom as we so patriotically shout out every Memorial Day and Fourth of July. They continue to fight for our freedoms. America's short history is written with the blood of these men and woman. So as a so called free country...why should it matter if some is gay or not? Hmm? Or if you are white/black? Catholic or Jewish? Hmm...Where is this written that its a free country...oh unless you are Hindu...not for you guys sorry. Its bull shit. Plain and simple. You can't have your free country and exclude people from it. Its just wrong. If you are an American citizen then in this country you should have freedoms. Freedom to marry whom we choose. Freedom to worship or not worship any deity of our choosing, free to be any color, free to be of any income status, or educational background. Free to be treated like free men and woman. The people of America deserve to live in the land that was fought for us to live in. Not in a country where freedom is for the select few. Where freedom is only a figure of speech.

I understand, everybody has an opinion. Your religion might tell you, homosexuality is bad. Who cares. Just because you accept it, doesn't mean you have to do it. I also understand that a lot of people won't agree with me. They think that by Joe and John getting married its going to ruin the whole country and our 'morals'. You know what I say? Look at the country.

Our debt...17 trillion and counting. Trillion. Think about that. Health care, is I am sorry, still a joke in this country. Unemployment is up 9.2 the highest its been for the longest since the 40's. Moral is down, crime is up. Housing market stinks...and they just announced that Boarders is closing. Sorry, but Joe and John getting married or Sally and Susan adopting a baby is the LEAST of our problems.

I love my country, don't get me wrong. With all its problems I love it. Why? Because I am free to write this blog. Because I am free to have as many babies as I want. Because I can work. Because I can dress the way that suits me. We just need to work on the rest of our so called freedoms. Legalize gay marriage.

For the love of everything everyone needs to calm down, and live and let live. Really. Just live. Be compassionate to those around you. Help who can help. Follow mama's advice, if you can't say something nice don't say anything at all. Raise your children to be tolerant of all people. Raise children to be respectful and helpful. Remember that what we do, the consequences get left to our children, and their children. Your footsteps leave an everlasting mark, tread carefully as you walk through life, tread peacefully.