Monday, April 7, 2008

Freedom of American

"Seems as though I should drink coffee all day without spilling it inside my Chevy as I drive around without knowing my First Amendment freedoms." - Nick Raby

Is this really where our country is going? We care about food and cars more than the freedoms people have fought for? Really people? Is this truly what an "American" is?

I guess I'm a horribe American then.
(1) I don't like coffee. I'm a hot chocolate kind of gal.
(2) I don't drive a Chevy truck. Yes, I drive a Chevy, but not the same connotation.
(3) I know my First Amendment Right
- Freedom of Religion
- Freedom of Speech
- Freedom of the Press
- Freedom of Assembly
- Freedom of Petition
and no, I did not just google all of those.

Is this what some consider Americans? Is this the view we are giving the rest of the world?

1 comment:

amanda said...

I think you're right that that is the impression we are giving other countries. That's why everyone considers Americans to be lazy. And Americans think it's a joke. When they hear what other countries think of us they just laugh and say things like "It's true. We are lazy"...and yes, it is true but that is definitely not something to be proud of. We learn our amendments in school for a reason, but there is a very small percentage of people who, like you, can still remember what they are. And how can people be so patriotic when they can't tell us the first thing about our Amendments and admit to being lazy?