REGURGITATIONS

     My 50+ years on this earth I've had many extraordinary experiences.  I've have taken advantage of everything America had to offer.  Early on, at the age of nineteen, I learned my first adult lessons about participation in the American way of life.  Regrettably, I learned sometimes America is not what it is portrayed to be.  I learned the American Dream is not necessarily the goal we chase but the way we retell the story of America.  Revisionist history is often the American Dream.  We long for the good old days, not when America was necessarily great but when we were young enough not to know any better.  Don't misunderstand me.  America has done some great things.  Technology and War are two of our greatest things.  But when you take a closer look at the "Greatness" of America you will find it was never great for all, and rarely great for most.      I am astonished how many Americans can pr...

     The news is full of stories about Muslim extremists and their violent and deadly actions.  Americans, especially Christian Americans, are quick to point to these stories as indicative of the entire Muslim religion.  It does not seem to matter these incidents are perpetrated by a mere few of the Islamic religion.  We are quick to paint all Muslims with the broad stroke of violence and terrorism.  We are quick to point out Christians would never act in such a way.  Sure maybe the Christians did participate in the crusades, killed supposed witches, and the Native Americans but that was a long time ago and these Christians were mislead (I guess by God.)  Christianity became a sophisticated and loving religion shortly thereafter.... or so we like to pretend.      The real threat to our American way of life is the modern Christian terrorists with their murder, violence, legislation, war-mongering, psychological/spiritual...