The leaders and the citizens of The United States are all worried half to death that a bunch of other people somewhere else on the planet is going to get pissed because some dumbass preacher has the freedom to burn a book or two hundred.. The network news showed footage of the demonstrations, the protesters were violently burning an American flag.
These are the people we're worried about pissing off? Really? They're burning Old Glory and we're worried about them getting pissed? YES.
Yes we are. Because that is how we are... "They" could be taking a dump on a picture of Thomas Edison and we wouldn't flinch.. "They" could call Shirley Temple a two bit whore and we would just nod and rub our collective chins.. "They" could somehow effect capitalism and the flow of oil and/or the flow of assets to the profiteers,,, well, we would draw the line there I'm sure BUT just about any other expression is supported by the ideas of freedom and those ideas are still held dear here in The Good Ol' USA.
Please don't burn any books.. Not because you're worried about angering others, because it just doesn't make sense.
In this day of greater communication and expanded knowledge it's easier to see our country's weakness and faults but The Good Ol' USA is a positive force in the world and all of our hopes and dreams are still as possible as ever,, as long as we keep learning and growing.
If your ego is itchin' so bad that you have to tell everybody you're going to burn a book just to get some attention then please try to remember this: "It is better to know no fame than to be known worldwide as a blithering idiot"
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