America

This is something my friend recently sent me
America Needs A Leader Like This! Prime Minister John Howard - Australia Muslims who want to live under Islamic Sharia law were told on Wednesday to get out of Australia , as the government targeted radicals in a bid to head off potential terror attacks. Separately, Howard angered some Australian Muslims on Wednesday by saying he supported spy agencies monitoring the nation's mosques. Quote: 'IMMIGRANTS, NOT AUSTRALIANS, MUST ADAPT. Take It Or Leave It. I am tired of this nation worrying about whether we are offending some individual or their culture. Since the terrorist attacks on Bali, we have experienced a surge in patriotism by the majority of Australians.' 'This culture has been developed over two centuries of struggles, trials and victories by millions of men and women who have sought freedom'. 'We speak mainly ENGLISH; not Spanish, Lebanese, Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, Russian, or any other language. Therefore, if you wish to become part of our society. Learn the language!' 'Most Australians believe in God. This is not some Christian, right wing, political push, but a fact, because Christian men and women, on Christian principles, founded this nation, and this is clearly documented. It is certainly appropriate to display it on the walls of our schools. If God offends you, then I suggest you consider another part of the world as your new home, because God is part of our culture.' 'We will accept your beliefs, and will not question why all we ask is that you accept ours, and live in harmony and peaceful enjoyment with us.

''This is OUR COUNTRY, OUR LAND, and OUR LIFESTYLE, and we will allow you every opportunity to enjoy all this." But once you are done complaining, whining, and griping about Our Flag, Our Pledge, Our Christian beliefs, or Our Way of Life, I highly encourage you take advantage of one other great Australian freedom, 'THE RIGHT TO LEAVE'.''If you aren't happy here then LEAVE. We didn't force you to come here. You asked to be here. So accept the country YOU accepted.'
Maybe if we circulate this amongst ourselves, American citizens will find the backbone to start speaking and voicing the same truths.

(this is actually her speaking now, not the chain email)-

People need to deal with the fact that America has god in it. You aren’t required to say the pledge of allegiance. If you want, I’m sure you could bring in your own pledge of whatever. We’re cool with that. But isn’t telling us to stop talking about God just as bad as oppressing your rights to worship? LEAVE EVERYBODY ELSE THE HELL ALONE. If you don’t like what they’re saying, move on. Don’t go get your lawyer every time you get a kick in the balls. Stand up for yourself and who you are, but don’t make others back down. That’s not what America stands for.

My response-

No America stands for the MELDING of people not the divisions. America does not have god in it, America has gods in it, saying that we are an inherently christian country and that others just have to deal with that is moronic. One of the main tenets of our constitution is the separation of the church and state (from ANY church) and the freedom to worship anyway they please. What's being said is, stop dragging your god into the public arena, and we'll do the same. You wouldn't want politicians to be deciding their stance based on the green man, the lady, allah, or zeus, why should christianity be any different? Honestly this leader sounds intensely xenophobic, what if they decide that wiccans are the threat or mormons, or even atheists? Saying just because you live under sharia (which by they way is only violent when they're perverted) you should leave is fucking ridiculous! I would be terrified if someone like this came to power in America, simply because these statements encourage a xenophobic and racist mindset. Someone like that coming to power would mean that we as a country had lost everything that we stood/stand for, we would have lost the principles our government was built on to such a point that we would no longer be America, the land of opportunity.
And where would America be with out immigrants? They built this country, we need to make it easier to become part of the fabric of America, not harder, because they don't speak english well, or might be a slightly more orthodox form of their religion.
America is COMPROMISE that means giving up and gaining to get a solution that makes everyone happy, not just catering to the majority."The test of courage comes when one is in the minority; the test of tolerance comes when one is in the minority"