Posted on 07/01/2010 3:05:42 PM PDT by stolinsky
If the Marines on Iwo Jima had been that faint-hearted, they wouldn’t have bothered to raise the flag, and Asia would have remained under the brutal, racist tyranny of imperial Japan. (The flag was raised by five Marines and one Navy Corpsman.) If those underage kids and older men hadn’t enlisted, Europe would have remained under Nazi despotism. Europeans who condemn American “militarism” should remember to whom they owe the right to criticize anything. And if we don’t follow the courageous example of those who bequeathed us our freedom, we will allow the world to fall under the domination of barbarians whose brand of politics includes decapitations but not elections. Is our flag still there? Don’t look at flagpoles or car antennas. Look into your own heart. Then answer the question. In order to have homeland security, first you need a homeland.
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No homeowners association has told me to take down my flag, albeit upside down since election night 2008.
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