Stressful Times Call for Unity and Patriotism

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• Samantha - April 21, 2024

  It’s important for Americans to support their country and be proud. But it’s also important for America to represent everyone.
  It’s important for all history to be known and taught in schools, not just the history that some Americans are comfortable with.
  The problem with this country is that there is a real problem with the truth but if you for one moment voice your opinion or raise your voice against the wrong that is in this occurring every day in this country especially in politics you are considered Anti-American.
  I believe your products are being sold for more than to make a profit. I think the so called “Patriots” are preparing for the civil war that is brewing minute by minute.

• Bill Schmidt - June 19, 2020

  Excellent blog post 4Patriots. Thank-you!

• Bill Schmidt - June 19, 2020

  Rich Collins, you nailed it! Thank-you!

• Alice Ramey I like your message very very much - June 11, 2020

  I like your message very very much I think it’s time that we all have that message so I am going to transfer it to some of my people though they like to know them to know I know it’s pretty hard to do that I’m just new at this thing but thank you for the information and the knowledge and all the food that I have bought so far and everything else and God-bless shoe for you for doing this and God-bless our service men

• Richard Jones - June 11, 2020

  Speaking of supporting our troops, supporting the USO is a great way to do that—I saw Hugh O’Brian in Nam sing Luck Be A Lady Tonight from Guys and Dolls in ‘67 or ’68—not just shows, they provide companionship, goodies, calls home and stuff—just what guys & dolls need in the desert or wherever they serve, reminds them of home and what and who they’re fighting for.

• David Gorton - June 11, 2020

  Thanks for being there! You folks are the best at what you do!! God bless you and yours!!!

• Rich Collins - June 11, 2020

  I just read your post on being a patriot and how we can show support. You mentioned the reason for our founders to come here, the right to vote, fly the flag and support our vets. Education of our children and have them learn through witness from our actions. I have some questions as I am a patriot who comes from immigrant parents who made a path for all us through hard work, dedication, belief in god and praise for the opportunity we have in this country. My parents were discriminated against because they were Catholic and Irish. Two of my four brothers were in the military and one could not due to early childhood illness and I choose to go into religious life to be a missionary and was in the seminary for 6 years and was a professed religious. I did not continue because I had three vows of Poverty, Chastity and Obedience. Poverty and Obedience I was use to but chastity was killing me. I still have a mission driven mentality and I am in my 70’s. I choose to work for over 50 years with the poor, disabled and families of need in the special education profession. When you talk of first responders I consider teaching the very first responders to deal with all the woes we see in our inclusive society. Your experiences in the military carried oaths to your country and brothers in arms. You have defended those ideals. Did you serve with soldiers of different colors, creeds or socio economic status and did you take that oath only when you were serving? History has many lenses as it is interpreted via our biases. Did you feel loyalty to the people you served which is all American citizens regardless of who they are? I am so proud of the current and retired military leaders who are speaking out as to the lack of integrity in our leadership. I fully resent how Our active military have been treated when they follow their oath to protect there men and get disgraced and demoted when they protect their men whether it is an Admiral or General. General Mathis stood up for his soldiers with courage and spoke his mind and was kicked out of the pentagon. He had so much class that the service men and women wanted to line the corridors of the pentagon as well as to he car to show respect for his defense of all military . He said no as he said , “I am doing my duty”. That is leadership. Tell the truth and don’t support the conspiracy of lies from whoever is telling them. Don’t defy the constitution by misuse of our military and resources as it is a gross mis-justice to all. I am a Patriot who serves and honors our country, our ideals, our citizenry in my service to the underserved. I have worked for the rights of vets who have closed head injuries and get drummed out the military before they qualify for disability because the symptomatology is hidden and has a slow debilitating effect on performance which is exasperated and morphs into PTSD. The lobbying lead to early identification of symptoms. I was pissed off because my kids who graduated form my programs who went to the military and were wounded got discharged after returning due to the closed head injuries that were not diagnosed. That was an abuse to our service people. I am sure that you experienced far more experiences in your career which you could relate to and report.
  Honor says you tell it like it is. History needs to be honorable in how it is reported. The blights in our history needs to faced so as we not repeat the past mistakes. We need to own what we have said and done and be honorable. Inclusion of all the history as it relates to immigrants and slavery is valuable to your children’s integration to the world. I believe in the greatness of our country and I fly the flag but I also accept our collective history and the impact of discrimination towards my parent and people of color. I could never walk in a black mans shoes nor could you I expect as I would have be incarcerated because I would fight back against the systemic racism. I have seen it. I have witnessed it. So have you. Don’t we have a responsibility to all our citizens? Isn’t that why you served? I value your products and your service to our country. I pray you can be part of a positive and inclusive process of healing in our country. We need it. The world needs it. Our Allies need to know we are dependable and we are honorable and keep our word. Our influence is being eroded due to our current issues. There are extremist on the right and the left and outside countries are using this opportunity to destabilize us internally. It is human nature to read only what supports your point of view. They know that and feed disinformation in all media, right or left. The question is are we brave enough to read to understand where the others are coming from. Are you a Christian? Can you be objective in reading about the history of Blacks and adopting Christianity as slaves and now in the current state of their existence? Read " The Cross and the Lynching Tree" by Dr Cone. Can you be open to understanding it from the black experience? I don’t know if you have made it this far as I don’t think you are accepting of my point of view. I hope you are and I hope we can dialog. You have quality products and I hope an open mind to dialogue. Thanks for making it this far in what was not a planned thing as our times are difficult for all. Be well. God Bless you and yours.

• Denise - June 11, 2020

  I don’t know how divided REAL America is…. the imported and foreign run groups are trying to kill off the inner cities as hard as they can… Your message this morning WAS censored. the image? was missing with a space covering that area in small squares of blocking image….