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I am a son of the cold war, but my eyes are opened by many friends and acquaintances to the fact that for the most part, "they are just like us," but whereas we were blessed by bounty and freedom they were imprisoned mentally by communism. The smart ones see it now, the weak ones do not - and I know more than a few who enjoy (steal from) our socialist bounty in the USA but still speak of the "great days." These are the terminally diseased, and by the way they are die-hard Democrats.

Any man that does not understand this: that we are all one, cannot rightfully call himself a Christian or Jew. Communism was an international scourge and it is returning. (Can you guess to where?) National Socialism's police state was a global evil and it is on the march. (Can you guess where?)

Sometimes though I am a flag-waver I forget race, nationality, pride, and puffy chests for a moment and ask myself:

"For all my declarations, and as I pay my incessant taxes and unending tolls and tickets upon tickets and permit fees of kind upon kind and yet another kind and licenses for home and business and building and the rest of it... And as I send my kids to war to spread "my" ideals... Am I free?"

I certainly want to be. Are you?

Which of your leaders do you believe in? You congressmen? Your state senators? Mr. Hussein Obama? JOHN KERRY?

These people are the face of freedom.