It is Memorial Day, many of us as Americans honor the Troops who have risked life, limb, and their own mental health to help secure our freedoms. When we think of Memorial Day and the Veterans and the current members of the Armed Services, we somehow never distinguish the white ones from the darker skin ones, the Christians from the non-Christians or non religious believers. We never selectively honor the service of the heterosexual versus the homosexual, the virgins or the adulterers, the perceived sinners versus the perceived saints. When we think of Memorial Day, we become inclusive, we say thank you to all of the men and women for serving their country.
Somehow this year, 2016, Memorial Day has arrived and with its arrival this country has become confused,as to who is a true American. The freedoms, equality, and national pride of this country are no longer of priority, instead divisive, disruptive, disingenuous excuses are the order of the day. Immigrants go home, how many immigrants died in the past wars? People of color remain subservient, how many people of color have been wounded mentally and physically from past wars? Non Christians repent, how many non Christians have given their last breath during the past wars? Do the people who actually believe this is a white, Christian, God fearing nation really believe THEY would still be able to exercise THEIR freedom of speech and hate, if the multitude of colors, religions, non-religions, heterosexual,and so called sinners had not said MY Country First?
It is Memorial Day, we can wave our flags, we can honor the deceased, but if we do that out of one side of our mouth and on the other side insist that this only a white Christian nation, our salutations and declarations are immoral and meaningless. It is Memorial Day, just think about the variety of Americans who have permitted to celebrate!
