My America

As an American I might not be as patriotic as some. I might not all be decked out in red white and blue. I also won’t be carrying around a gun or a six pack of beer. Yes I was born in this country and our Deceleration of independence is on July 4th. We are are a great nation but that doesn’t mean that there aren’t things in this country that need to change. Like how we treat our neighbors for example. I am less than impressed with some of the things I have seen and read about on the news. I am not a fan of racism or bigotry and I don’t think anyone deserves to be treated as less of an American or less of a human just because they were born in another country or practice a different religion.  As an American I feel like it is important to welcome anyone who comes to this country as long as they come in peace and to accept them with open arms weather they were born her or not. Weather they consider themselves an American or not. America is a big melting pot any ways. Different cultures mixed together. The America we know and love was founded on the backs of immigrants who sailed here from all over the world. Some by choice others not so much by choice but we are a bunch of cultures mixed together in the red white and blues. That’s what makes America so special. It is my social duty as an American to learn about other cultures and to brake down barriers.  so that i can have a better understanding of them. Most of my friends are from other cultures and that’s what is so beautiful about them. . They are not all out to get us or to set bombs of and not all of them hate us or are American haters. Many are people like us trying to get jobs to feed their families and trying to get an education to fulfill their goals in life. Most are here to contribute to society not take away from it. I know we here a lot on the news but not all of it is true. Sometimes we just need to dig a little deeper and meet the person and learn their language and history to get a better understanding. You don’t know until you ‘ve walked a mile in that persons shoes. We are not a white christian nation anymore. We are a red white blue Muslim christian black white Jewish gay straight and everything in between the lines nation and the colors run deep and blend together. Thats what makes america.M