May 13, 2003
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I watched the final episode of “Survivor: Amazon” Sunday night. I was glad to see that Matthew made it to the final 2, with Rob FINALLY being voted out (YAY!). One thing I can NEVER understand is how the winning people can be the LEAST deserving, as human beings. I don’t understand how those who actually do their best for the tribe as a whole end up getting voted out very early on. I was sorry that Matt, the most deserving of ANY Survivor finalists, didn’t win the game. It seems like it goes to the most dishonest, whiny, back-stabbing asshole that CBS could possibly dredge up from American society. The winners ALL did close to the least amount of work to keep the tribe eating & sheltered, often resulting in near starvation, lack of shelter, injuries, etc. To me, these are the least desirable members of any community, or in this case, ‘tribe.’
Watching Jeff jetski into New York Harbor made me think of something. He pivotted the jetski at the end, posing in front of the Statue of Liberty. This statue has been one of America’s icons for many years, as a symbol of freedom & welcome to the ‘weary… masses’ of other nations.
This is the first paragraph of the above linked page, the OFFICIAL US Government site for the Statue of Liberty, under the US National Park System:
IN BRIEF
Located in New York Harbor, the Statue of Liberty was a gift of international friendship from the people of France to the people of the United States and is one of the most universal symbols of political freedom and democracy. The Statue of Liberty was dedicated on October 28, 1886 and was designated a National Monument on October 15, 1924. The Statue was extensively restored in time for her spectacular centennial on July 4, 1986.
I’ve emboldened the pertinent phrase that emphasizes what I am stating in this blog.
This symbol is honored even in other countries, recognized as solely AMERICAN… ‘land of the free, home of the brave.’ Right? Well…
WAKE UP AMERICA! The Statue of Liberty was a gift from… GASP!!! …
And you dare to dishonor the French because they only wanted the inspectors to have more time in Iraq? THAT was their reason for going against us, because they don’t believe that war was the answer.
Look how long it’s taking them to find the ‘smoking guns’ NOW, with complete control over Iraq in US hands! Didn’t they deserve more time? The authorites WON’T find any ‘smoking guns.’ And it won’t be because the stuff was moved. If they were moved, our ‘spy satellites’ that our government used to identify the possible WMD sites would have caught the movement of the stuff. They are so accurate, they can catch the color of a specific person’s eyes. So… no more BULLSHIT Shrub! That was an excuse for you to send our young men & women in, running heavy equipment & planes, burning THOUSANDS of gallons of fuel each day, shoving more $$$$ into your personal pocket & that of your cronies’ at the cost of many lives.
Hey… here’s a thought… if the Iraqi oil belongs to the Iraqi people, how about giving up YOUR shares of AMERICAN oil to the American people, in the same manner you’re perporting to do for the Iraqis? You WON’T do that, right?! It was wrong for Saddam to personally profit off his country’s oil, but NOT YOU? What makes you so special?
Another thing to think about is the fact that this is the wealthiest country in the world, yet our statistics show that we also have the worst diversity of that wealth. 5% of the US population possesses 95% of the US dollars. I don’t think Iraq’s numbers were as bad.
So back to my reason for this particular blog… if you want to continue to diss the French people with your ‘freedom fries’ & ‘freedom toast,’ etc, how about removing the most nortoriously French made thing in America… the Statue of Liberty? Personally, I think the whole anti-French thing is stupid, belittling, denegrating & as UN-American as people can be. As Jesus said, in the Book of John, 8:7… , “He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone…” You can ALL drop your rocks now, & go about your own lives, hopefully with more charity in your hearts in any further endeavors.
Final question… is it goodbye Made in France Statue of Liberty, or do we REALLY honor what she stands for?
Note: Years ago, I ‘bought’ a piece of the Grand Lady, helping to refurbish her (& Ellis Island). My name (though misspelled) appears as a contributor on the large plaque at her feet. So I don’t want to hear the crap I have in the past that I’m unpatriotic. I’m very patriotic (I served in the US Navy for over 7 years, more than double what most Veterans have). I just don’t believe in slaughtering others because of differences in beliefs & customs (or in reality… GREED!).
Comments (2)
AMEN! Amen and Amen!! Great blog. Great info. Pleased to meet a veteran too!
I think when people have disagreements/wars etc. that the thing they say they’re fighting over is really not the issue at all.
It makes the job of counseling/mediating hard/interesting/important.
I’m enjoying you, Pikake!
Thanks Pikake.
I heard on NPR the other day that some of the French people are starting to fight back. Taking a two page long list of American News reports that are complete bullshit about the evils of the French government. I guess they are not sure why our government is putting so much effort into making up lies about them, but they are simply trying the tack of going through each one of the groundless accusations and countering each one in turn.
*Sigh* I guess that’s a better tack than what I’ve been thinking… So what if France *has* sold them a few fighter jets. It was US who mainly helped put Saddam Hussein in power, and probably a lot of other stuff. Don’t go throwing stones when you live in glass houses. etc.
I’ve begun to see this war on Iraq as an attempt to go in and clean up our own mess, which is fine with me. The mudslinging at France seems repulsive.
Of course, in war, voices of moderation are the first and most important voices to be silenced.