Patriotism

I'm so glad patriotism is popular. There used to be two American flags on my block: mine and my neighbours. Since 9-11, we've got about twenty. God Bless American Dollars. Little window stickers in the backs of cars, flagpoles, the little flags the kids were waving last night at the parade as they stuffed their faces with candy... it's all so magical (if you're a capitalist). The magnets ordering us to support our troops and the media quashing our viewpoints are SO patriotic it makes me want to...defocate, actually. Interesting how you buy that American flag to show your support of American troops and what we're really supporting is the Chinese or Japanese economy. Remember how you drove to the family gathering for Independence Day? Yeah, you drove your Hummer, your big urban assault vehicle, and they don't even have the courtesy to send you an e-mail... thanks for supporting Saudi Arabian Oil!

If you read this, it is most likely that you'll feel angry. And well you should. You might want to send me an angry message; if there's a comment box on this blog, feel free to use that or send me an email at amarcelon@hotmail.com . However, please refrain from profanity and foul language, and try to spell/capitalize/punctuate correctly or you'll be proving my point. Any emails will not be read if you don't specify in the subject what you're emailing about as I have an exclusive junk mail filter. Also, try to bear in mind that I'm a 15-year-old girl from the Midwest. Thanks.