Bonhoeffer was a patriot. Hitler was a nationalist. Anyone can wave a flag in a crowd. Few are willing to do what is right in spite of their countrymen. And the easiest thing to be in a free country is a critic.

But it's the flag burners that are the most pro-socialist, not the flag wavers. The flag wavers generally want to be left alone so they can work, raise families, and pursue their individual ambitions. I still haven't figured out what the flag burners want. Everything they've already been given, which is quite a lot, still isn't enough.

The people that founded this country could've left well enough alone and they'd have lived quite comfortable lives. Most were wealthy, gentlemen farmers and professionals, inventors, accomplished men. So why'd they leave a flaming bag of poop at the King's doorstep and start a rebellion?

What happened in 1776 was rare, and good, and worth celebrating. We are celebrating my right to worship Jesus, and the right of others to reject Him publicly without fear of being stoned to death. We're celebrating a nation that was willing to shed blood to stop slavery. People still seek slavery through drugs and welfare dependency, but at least the option to be free, that candle still flickers faintly...

Did I mention I hate what this nation is becoming? Why is it happening? I think the problem is only indirectly government. If 'We the People' replace noble freedoms with vice, and allegiance to a noble document (the Constitution) with allegiance to self interest, what do think the outcome will be?