Yoinked!
OK, so I took this from Justin's journal, but I liked it.
This is a once in a lifetime chance. You can ask me any three questions about anything and I'll answer them, pure and simple. But you only have three questions..... So make 'em count ( Read more... )
This is a once in a lifetime chance. You can ask me any three questions about anything and I'll answer them, pure and simple. But you only have three questions..... So make 'em count ( Read more... )
1. If I could change one thing in the world, right here and now, it would be to make all learning telepathic, like in Star Trek. Call me a Trekkie, call me a geek...but man, could you imagine if you walked into a class, put your hand on your teacher's head, focused really hard...and then you knew everything they did, without studying or reading anything? That'd be totally awesome...no exams, because you would know what they would test you on!
2. What do I hold most dear? That's tough. I think I would the time spent with my grandparents from both sides of my family. So there, its family, but you can't yell at me because its not directly family. Its the time I spent with them growing up and learning from them how to be an honest, hardworking person.
On a side note, why would I be a red neck to declare Country? I'm proud of where I live, regardless of whether or not I disagree with the decisions of my government. Would you not hold the same if I insulted or suggested that Iran was in any way as evil or corrupted as you suggest the United States is? And if you can use free speech in a way to put down my religion, my country, and my faith, I should be able to do the same. Yet the freedoms that my forefathers fought for also were meant as a privilege, and I choose not to abuse that power, since I truly believe in the first line of the Declaration of Independence: "...we believe all men to be created equal, and that they are endowed by their Creator certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness."
This is not meant to be a call out, put down, or anything of the sort. I'm speaking my mind as I am privelagedto do on my journal, as you are to do on yours. You and I hold very different views on administrative policy; for example, you believe Bush did an unjust thing to invade the Middle East; while I agree with that point, I think that a lot of good and bad has come out of the situation, and that we should be behind the troops 100% instead of branching ourselves away from their support and weakening the United States in the eyes of the world.
So, I take my First Amendment rights and clearly use them: This is my journal, this is what I believe, and though open to debate, unless you have a great argument and not one just based on a personal conviction that the government is evil and causing a great injustice by our presence overseas without proof, then don't come a-knockin.
3. Your response to all of this. I have a feeling this isn't going to be pretty, but nonetheless, I stand by my answers and hope for the best: that you recognize we may hold different views on God, country and other things debatable, but that we can still be friends and hold healthy and free-spirited debates about such subjects without getting too nasty.
Other than that, great questions....they really took me quite a while to answer. I look forward to the response!
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I didn't say red neck for being a paitriot I said red neck in the sence that there is nothing better than your country and everyone else can go to hell. I didn't put that your faith either because I know that is what is important to everyone things I hold dear is my faith, my family, and home. So I kind of thought most would think it equally. As for the troops I'm behind the 100% also. I don't condone the killing of any human being Paul Whether it be Muslim, American, Arab, and yes hell has frozen over a JEW. God put us all on this earth to live in peace. He made life a gift so precious that it is weak to most things. Life is short and we do not need to make it shorter for others. I understand that war CAN SOMETIMES BE justified. Yet murder of civilians can't in this case when US does not know who they are fighting against. I'm happy though that you have the capability of speaking your mind than most people that just plainly come out and say shut up foreigner. :)
Thank you for replying to the questions.
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