As I was watching the inauguration today I received a revelation. I've never been proud to be American. I've never not been proud to be American. I've just been an American...that's all. Today, as I watched our first African-American president swear his oaths, I realized that our country is truly blessed. Whether or not you like Obama, you live in a country that within 60 years has changed and progressed so much that we've gone from making anyone of color a complete outcast to a place where a man of color can be the leader of our country. You have to admit, this is an amazing accomplishment.
All political stand points aside, you can't ignore that our country has made incredible leaps in becoming a great nation. Yes, we have our downfalls and some of them are huge. But through everything, the Nazi reign, the Great Depression, segregation, racism, slavery, the Civil War, the current day civil war between republican and democrat, we have overcome. We keep progressing and we keep overcoming obstacles and we aren't stopping anytime soon.
My revelation is that I am proud to be American.
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I usually don't comment on old blogs... but I have to say, I agree with you. I am not personally an Obama fan, but I think it's amazing that not only have we made such amazing leaps in the past 60 years, but we've also been one of the only nations to peacefully hand over power from one President to the other. It's kind of cool... it's been like, what? 200 years? And we're still keeping with the same customs. Go America. :D
American pride is a great feeling... I think it really took hold of me when I was first acquainted with the World War II era... and it's stayed intact ever since. :)
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