In America, thanks to the first amendment to the constitution, you have the right to express yourself. But please, America, let’s express ourselves responsibly.
The votes are in – now what?
November 7th, 2012, the day after… Voting in America has happened once again, and I have been more involved in it than ever before. No, I didn’t march with banners or knock on neighborhood doors to encourage people to agree with me, I did something that’s apparently becoming rare – I was on the front …
Scapegoat!
“Must I be the scapegoat for the damages to your community, real and perceived, because of my heritage?” The previous article, ‘Prejudiced?‘, addresses my honest disagreement with the theory that everyone is prejudiced. We do not all pre-judge negatively without evidence. I do concede that we all automatically assesses new situations, people, and substances on …
Prejudiced?
“Everyone is prejudiced, whether they know it or not.” I’ve heard this statement several times lately, from sources I respect and others I don’t. After careful consideration and personal evaluation, I still disagree. Because I respect some of the people who buy into this absolute notion, I wonder if the matter might not come down …
It’s not your demographic, it’s your inappropriate behavior!
Persecution happens, all over the world, for a variety of reasons, most equally inexcusable. But c’mon, people, not every little inconvenience is worthy to be called persecution. Sometimes it’s just an appropriate response to inappropriate behavior.