Saturday, July 01, 2023

Anthem

 Living outside of the United States for the last 16 years, we still know what the 4th of July means to that country, and most Americans. However, the America we left was not because we didn't love our country. Present-day America is no longer that country. We believe Al Gore was cheated out of his election to the Presidency by the Bush Family but we didn't go to the Capitol as part of an insurrection because there was none.  Gore graciously congratulated the election George Bush who "won" the election. 

I listened to a singing of the National Anthem and it brought tears to my eyes to know what the country is like now, divided. It has not been like this since the Civil War in 1861-65. Now the 2 party system isn't working as a result of lies, fake news, misinformation, nationalists, neo-nazis,  and religion. Pandora's box was opened in 2016 and what emerged was all the hatred that had been hidden for years. Guns are out of control, in the hands of lunatics, mentally ill people, criminals, and mass murders happen almost daily. Policemen and firemen are in danger whenever they have to go out. There is so much greed by individuals and companies that the planet itself is in danger.  The Environmental Protection Agency is supposed to protect the environment but each week laws are changed and weakened. 

Politicians are not for the people, they only worry about keeping their own positions so they lie and tow the party line, no matter how bad it is for the country. It was not meant to be that way, that they would stay in politics their whole lives. 

The Supreme Court is no longer Supreme although it still holds the power. Church and State were to be separate but often the court does not adhere to that because it is a conservative court. Laws that have been enforced for years are being overturned by this court such as Roe vs. Wade and The Voting Rights Act

So, when I hear the National Anthem, I have to wonder what happened to all those Americans who seek to destroy what was once a moral compass for the World? Why has their patriotism been handed over to one individual and not the Constitution so many men and women have died for?

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S艂ucha艂em 艣piewu hymnu narodowego i 艂zy nap艂yn臋艂y mi do oczu na my艣l o tym, jak podzielony jest teraz kraj. Nie by艂o tak od czas贸w wojny secesyjnej w latach 1861-65. Teraz system dwupartyjny nie dzia艂a z powodu k艂amstw, fa艂szywych wiadomo艣ci, dezinformacji, nacjonalist贸w, neonazist贸w i religii. Puszka Pandory zosta艂a otwarta w 2016 roku, a to, co si臋 z niej wy艂oni艂o, to ca艂a nienawi艣膰, kt贸ra by艂a ukrywana przez lata. Bro艅 wymkn臋艂a si臋 spod kontroli, jest w r臋kach szale艅c贸w, os贸b chorych psychicznie, przest臋pc贸w, a masowe morderstwa zdarzaj膮 si臋 niemal codziennie. Policjanci i stra偶acy s膮 w niebezpiecze艅stwie za ka偶dym razem, gdy musz膮 wyj艣膰 z domu. Jest tak wiele chciwo艣ci ze strony jednostek i firm, 偶e sama planeta jest w niebezpiecze艅stwie.  Agencja Ochrony 艢rodowiska ma chroni膰 艣rodowisko, ale ka偶dego tygodnia przepisy s膮 zmieniane i coraz mniej skuteczne. 

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S膮d Najwy偶szy nie jest ju偶 najwy偶szy, cho膰 nadal sprawuje w艂adz臋. Ko艣ci贸艂 i pa艅stwo mia艂y by膰 oddzielone, ale cz臋sto s膮d tego nie przestrzega, poniewa偶 jest s膮dem konserwatywnym. Przepisy, kt贸re by艂y egzekwowane przez lata, s膮 obalane przez ten s膮d, takie jak Roe vs. Wade i The Voting Rights Act

Tak wi臋c, kiedy s艂ysz臋 hymn narodowy, musz臋 si臋 zastanawia膰, co sta艂o si臋 z tymi wszystkimi Amerykanami, kt贸rzy pr贸buj膮 zniszczy膰 to, co kiedy艣 by艂o moralnym kompasem dla 艣wiata? Dlaczego ich patriotyzm zosta艂 przekazany jednej osobie, a nie Konstytucji, za kt贸r膮 zgin臋艂o tak wielu m臋偶czyzn i kobiet?