I believe in America.
I believe in the values America has stood for.
I believe in god.
I believe you have the right to believe in god or not to.
I believe free people should be able to practice their religion without imposing their will upon others, but without distorting traditions and the integrity behind those traditions.
I am not a conservative. Conservativism has lost it's meaning to me.
I believe in the death penalty, the right to keep and bear arms, and the preservation of family, and that less government is better government.
I am not a liberal. Liberalism has lost it's meaning to me.
I believe we need to protect American jobs and workers, we need a national health care system that works, and we need to help people help themselves.
I believe what you do in your bedroom is your own business.
I felt angry at 911.
Angry at the terrorists.
I believe Ronald Reagan was a great President.
I believe Bill Clinton was an embarrassment.
I believe George W. Bush is no Ronald Reagan.
I am mostly aligned with the values of the Republican party.
I, however find myself wishing they would adopt some of the values of the Democratic Party.
I believe America is the greatest country on the planet.
I believe in defending America against those that seek to destroy us.
I believe in taking the fight to the Enemy, wherever they may be.
I believe in doing the right thing even if nobody else sees it as the right thing to do.
I believe in the Constitution as it was written.
I believe the courts go to far to please everyone.
I believe it's time this country stood up for it's workers.
I believe it's time we impose penalties to companies that ship jobs overseas.
I believe it's time to put "Main Street" first and not "Wall-Street."
I believe democrats as well as republicans are equally to blame.
I believe we need to reduce our dependence on overseas oil.
I believe we need to do this by a combination of more domestic drilling and alternative sources.
I believe we need to lower taxes for all Americans, not just for the richest and poorest.
I believe all government agencies need a 15% trim job except for maybe DOD and FAA and NWS.
I believe in Freedom of Speech.
I do not believe in "Anything goes."
I believe our Education system is a shambles.
I do not believe throwing money at the problem will fix it.
I believe the way we treat our Veterans is an outrage.
I believe the punishment should fit the crime.
I believe we have too many non-violent offenders locked up.
I believe the drug was can be won.
I believe it cannot be won in homes and schools.
I believe we need to take a flamethrower to poppy fields, and assassinate the drug lords.
I believe pot should be legal.
I believe the drinking age should be 18.
I believe 16 year olds should get to vote for President.
I believe the UN is useless and the US should withdraw.
I believe the INS needs to be reformed.
I believe just about every other government agency needs to be reformed as well.
I believe in "One Nation Under God."
I believe you have the right not to say that if you so desire.
I believe you have the right to burn the flag. I'll even hand you my lighter.
I believe it's time minimum wage matched inflation.
I believe it's time FMLA should be paid time off.
I believe it's time more people need to give back to the country than taking from it.
I believe it's time for our government to represent the people and not big business.
I believe it's time to get inspired by a big project. Going to mars, whatever.
I believe it's time every American stood up and said "I am proud to be an American."
I am not a Republican.
I am not a Democrat.
I am not a Liberal.
I am not a Conservative.
I am a Nationalist.
I am an American.
« Hush me up!
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I believe that simple sentences can be disingenuous.
I believe that declarations are excellent at stirring passions, but fail at solving problems.
I believe that Nationalism is no different than Tribalism, Ethnocentrism, or My-Team-Is-Better-Than-Your-Team-ism. It's usually fanaticism without risk at best and whips itself into fascism at worst.
I believe statements like "the drug war can be won" are hollow without the next sentence about how and why they can be won.
I believe that having the right country name on my passport doesn't give me special powers to discern right from wrong or the divine right to command others.
I believe beliefs by themselves are not enough.
I am proud to be an American because America usually does great, noble things.
I am not proud to be an American when we do not.
I believe that the person who wrote this has the right to believe all of these things and I'd die to protect his or her right to voice those beliefs, but I still want to sit down with them and ask why and question whatever facts they have about each and every thing they wrote here - even if I agree with what they said.
I am a thinker.
Posted by Sean Tevis on 08/18 at 02:43 AM