Already I don't recognize my country - it's distorted with fear and hate and ignorance. But I am living in an area inclined towards liberality and tolerance, and I rarely leave the house -- I've seen that distortion from the top down only, not on the faces of my neighbors.
I don't know right now what's harder than having to watch - and stand up to - people you were raised to respect because of shared ideals. I'm so ashamed that our flag and our once-true ideals are now represented to the world as horrible prison abuses and mindless hate.
Thank you for making the brave stand you did. I like to hope this hate and ignorance is temporary; as a nation, we've largely overcome the anti-German and Japanese hate of WWII, and have done a good job of healing the scars of segregation.
If New Yorkers still stand up to this shit, then I have hope.
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Date: 2004-05-07 09:05 am (UTC)I'm so sorry.
Already I don't recognize my country - it's distorted with fear and hate and ignorance. But I am living in an area inclined towards liberality and tolerance, and I rarely leave the house -- I've seen that distortion from the top down only, not on the faces of my neighbors.
I don't know right now what's harder than having to watch - and stand up to - people you were raised to respect because of shared ideals. I'm so ashamed that our flag and our once-true ideals are now represented to the world as horrible prison abuses and mindless hate.
Thank you for making the brave stand you did. I like to hope this hate and ignorance is temporary; as a nation, we've largely overcome the anti-German and Japanese hate of WWII, and have done a good job of healing the scars of segregation.
If New Yorkers still stand up to this shit, then I have hope.