AMERICANS NEED TO LIVE BY EXAMPLE

I know what the American people stand for; I have seen the goodness, the kindness. I have experienced the compassion of the American people. Why can’t the rest of the world see it? I stand for peace, I stand for justice. I oppose terrorism, suicide bombings, and the killing of the innocent, of women and children. We must stop the people who are promoting violence and hatred no matter what country they are from, even if they are within our own government. We have to listen to the pain of the rest of the world; they are trying to tell us that it is not freedom they hate, it is not Americans they hate, it is the policies of our government. So let’s make sure that the policies of our government reflect what the people want. Our government is designed to represent the people of the United States of America, not to try to convince Americans what is right for them. If the policies of our government are what is perpetuating wars, hatred, and terrorism, then we are the ones who should change those policies. If the policies of the United States government are causing more people to join terrorist organizations, causing more people to hate what America is becoming, then we are the ones who must stand up and act for change.

It is not unpatriotic to stand for justice, to stand for what America once was and should be. We cannot let our country continue on down the path of war and violence that it has embarked upon. Yes, our country was attacked, but we cannot win this war by giving the terrorists more hate-filled recruits. Americans cannot allow our government to do whatever it wants. The power is with the people, and if we truly believe this, if we truly stand for peace, then we must stop allowing our government to run itself. We cannot just let our government lie to us in order to achieve some self-appointed purpose.

Why does the most powerful government in the world have to lie to its people, to get their support? Something dark is happening here, and there is no one who can stop it except “We the people.” The American people are the only ones who have the power to stop the recklessness of our current government. We have to show the people of the world that they are not our enemy. We need to show the people of the world that we will not allow this arrogant and irresponsible behavior to continue, because it is not the way of the American people. This is the way to fight terrorism. We must help those who need help, listen to those who are reaching out to us. Americans need to live by example, for the rest of the world to follow.