Ok, you know when they say life imitates art imitates life? So, I just posted the previous message and then went up myself to check out the whitehouse site (not that one!, the real one). Anyhow, I was bored after reading the title so I simply scrolled down the main story until the end and I found this:
May God bless you, and may He watch over the United States of America.
Now, I realize you are scratching your head asking, "What's the big deal?" Here's the thing, if you have ever seen the movie Head of State starring the immensely funny Chris Rock, the quote will sound familiar to you (and if you have not seen it, shame on you, go rent it now). In the movie, the person running against Chris Rock always ends his speeches with, "God Bless America. And no where else!". I won't ruin it for you by giving you all the quotes surrounding this but suffice it to say that Chris Rock turns that phrase against him in a big way. Watch the movie!
Anyhow, my point is simply this: it is about time that we get politically correct in the RIGHT way. We changed our talk to be less masculine till it was nauseating (i.e. manholes = person covers, spokesman = spokesperson). Why can we not change our talk, and mean it, for things on a more global scale? How about we always ask our chosen deity to bless EVERYONE on the Earth? How about we look to have ALL people safe, happy, secure, healthy, prosperous, et al? How about we get our damn heads out of the sand and realize that in the grand scope of things, everything West of the Atlantic originated somewhere in the East?
We need to get a grip on our posturing as a continent, thumbing our noses at the less fortunate, and our general disregard and disrespect for anything and anyone different. We need to do that worldwide and we most definitely need to start in our own backyards!
Think about it!
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