I want MY country back!

Do any of you supposed flag wavers have any idea of the actual history of this country you purport to love so much? This was a nation founded by and further strengthened by immigrants. Virtually every American citizen can trace their heritage back to another country within the past one or two hundred years. Actual "Native Americans" are a very small ethnic minority and they are, sadly, treated as such.

I am a vehemently proud, fourth-generation American who considers his eastern European roots as an added strength to my being. My ancestors fled hatred and repression and came to this country early in the 20th century with nothing but the shirts on their backs. My heritage contributed immensely to the business and cultural make-up of our great society. I take great pride in this. It makes me a TRUE American.

I do not take pride in the fact that so many in my great country, the vast majority of whom can also only trace their American roots back a hundred years or so, speak with the same hatred of other cultures that led  to their own ancestors fleeing their place of birth to seek a life of freedom and opportunity in America.

You are, by definition, NOT true Americans. And I want MY country back!

-GSW 8/14/11