I am so disappointed in how the US has changed. To me, the US used to be a land that I wished my homeland was more like. A land where, with honesty and hard work, all could succeed. Unfortunately, for many, it has become a land of ‘entitlement’, where many feel that they are ‘owed’ just because they are drawing breath.
When I was a teenager, I would misguidedly give the ‘Pierre Trudeau’ middle finger salute when O Canada was played! My protest was not against my country, but against a government that did not stand for the ideals that I grew up with, those of freedom, democracy and respect for Her Majesty, the Queen of the Dominion.
I looked to the States as the principal ‘protector’ of the values of freedom and democracy and Trudeau as a communist threat to Canada. My distrust and dislike of the man was such that I chose to decline an opportunity to attend RMC (Royal Military College - Canada’s equivalent of West Point/Anapolis/USAFA) in Kingston, ON because I believed that if a shooting war broke out between the West and the USSR, Trudeau would side with the Soviets, against the West! Don’t misunderstand; in case of an American invasion, I would not have hesitated in fighting against Americans to defend my country, but I certainly was not prepared to shoot at Americans if we sided with the Soviets!
It is only since we voted Stephen Harper into office as Prime Minister and America voted Hussein Obama in as President, that I am now proud to be a Canadian and do not desire to be an American. I pray that the people of the US and Canada humble themselves and turn back to the Lord! Unfortunately, I think that will take a catastrophe that will make 9/11 look like a Saturday picnic.
If they do turn back to God, I believe that Mr. Harper will be re-elected and that Hussein and his ilk will be soon tossed out, and perhaps facing prison for treason. I also pray that the Democratic Party in the US and the Liberals in Canada return to their roots, rather than the quasi-socialists that many currently are.
Thank you for that well thought out and well-stated post! I never thought I’d be ashamed to be an American (I’m not ashamed of my fellow conservatives, and still love our constitution, but I’m very ashamed of our current government.) Yes, please keep praying for America, that we will repent and turn back to the Lord. That is exactly what we need to heal our messed up country.
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Very good post.