My oldest daughter, a sophomore in high school, recently complained to her father and I about some of her schoolmates� declarations that they �hate America.�
When I asked if she could elaborate why they would say such a thing, she said she really couldn�t remember because she was so disgusted that she did everything she could to block out the conversation. She also confirmed that she didn�t say anything to them at the time.....
My daughter may not want to know why these kids might hate their own country, but I can make a pretty good guess. Think about it: what would you believe if you were raised on a steady diet about the failings of the dullard in the White House (who was nevertheless crafty enough to �steal� the 2000 election); about our �reduced standing� in the world since he took office; how capitalism is causing the earth to go up in a jolly blaze of global warming; how we are a nation of evil �haves� and powerless �have nots�; how our foreign policy is to blame for 9/11 and the Middle East considering America to be the �Great Satan�; and how the majority of Americans are a bunch of bigots and racists? Add to that the constant barrage of anti-war and anti-America rhetoric from groups like Code Pink and World Can�t Wait, and the complicity in these sentiments by the mainstream media and the entertainment industry � what would you think? After all, if the likes of Bill Maher, Michael Moore, Keith Olbermann, Susan Sarandon, and the brain trust on The View say it�s so, why would a teenager argue?
Funny, if a Democrat gets in the White House next year, my guess is that the US will suddenly become a wonderland where pretty ponies and butterflies live. Luckily, I don't think that all teens are dumb enough to fall for this propaganda.