Did anyone else find it repulsive when you heard that U.S. Senator and presidential candidate Barack Obama is now under Secret Service protection because of threats to him and his family? Although later news reports claim that there were no specific threats, I frankly don't believe that for a New York minute.
You might think it's 1957 instead of 2007 and he has to move to the back of the bus. We've come a long way, baby - NOT!
Americans pride ourselves that we're open-minded and intermingling quite well in this 230 year old Democratic melting pot. We criticize leaders when we hear about the civil wars and atrocities occurring in Africa, parts of Europe, and of course, the Middle East. We're quick to point to other groups of people who can't seem to live peacefully with each other. Isn't that why we're still in Iraq? Until the Sunnis and Kurds get along, we have to play peacekeeper. But, of course, that's there and we're Americans. We would never act like they do. We're above all that. Or are we?
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There are too many examples where our country still operates like we're in 1957 instead of 2007.
peace, Villager
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