America, Land Of The Free Because Of The Brave

Hello Everyone! I hope that you all are enjoying this beautiful Fall Weather as well as getting stocked up for this Thanksgiving Day Meals. For this weeks blogs the discussion of my thoughts and feelings on what it means to be free, as well as my feelings toward media news, government mandate’s, etc. This is a tough thing to discuss, don’t get me wrong I do discuss this subject around my family and friends but the thought of discussing this publicly makes me so uncomfortable. I know that everyone is extremely passionate about their beliefs and views these days and rightfully so. However it does make it more difficult to have a different view and or opinion and speak about it publicly, this is not to say that everyone reacts this way when someone has a different opinion or view on politics, religious beliefs, or social views some people are able to accept different views and opinions and are able to present why they believe differently or why they just outright disagree with what you believe. So what I am about to say is my belief, my views, and you are completely entitled to have a different opinion and or belief on this subject.

To start this off, let me give you a little bit of a background on my family and part of the reason I have the beliefs that I do. I grew up in a police, military, family that can date back for generations, we were always taught to respect those wearing uniforms and to always show respect toward our country and all of its government. There were presidents that some of my family respected, and some that they just couldn’t find themselves agreeing with anything they did for the American People. I remember the times where members of my family were called to go overseas. This was such a scary time for our families, not knowing if they’d come home or even if they did whether or not they would ever be the same person. I remember when I was younger asking one my family members who were leaving if they had to go? or if they could say no? I remember one remark from my Tio, who gave me a hug, told me he loved me and said “Remember mija that freedom isn’t free. So me and the other warriors have to go fight to make sure that America is safe for you and the rest of the family.” All of these soldiers were going to fight a war that some of them believed in fighting in, some didn’t understand why they were going to war, and some felt like they were fighting a never ending battle. They did not come back the same, to this day still deal with PTSD, anxiety, depressions, nightmares, etc. So when I see the flag burning or when you see people saying how much they hate America. Its sad for me, and I’m sure for others as well, because I think of what the flag stands for. What it represented to my family during the wars, what I remember is that we are free because of the brave men and women who went to war for America. During these past two years there was so much that happened,such as George Floyd death which led to The BLM protesting, Corona Virus, the Mandated lock down, the election, the Trump protests, the Biden protests, etc. This led to many being angry with our government, our police forces, our soldiers, liberals, conservatives, anybody who was against what the other was protesting. There was so much hate, fear, sadness, people feeling as though they weren’t being heard, those who wanted change to happen now, those who didn’t understand “why” toward anything and everything. People were burning flags, people were fighting one another out of fear toward each other, this was a time in American History where we had the entire world watching us all fight against each other, fight our governments, etc. certain parts of America became a war zone. With America fighting among itself, was scary and confusing not just to Americans but more than likely toward different parts of the world.

I personally believe that people are afraid right now, and who can blame them. America felt as though it got turned upside down for a bit. Nothing was making sense, people were getting sick; Americans would watch the news to get more information on everything that was happening around them but even the media became very biased, it was no longer based on facts. Rather it was based more on opinions and was extremely emotional, and so people would turn to their social media platforms during the lock down to see friends and family members posting opinions, or videos that had been edited to look like something that did or didn’t happen which then erupted into more anger, or other emotions. This brings us to where we are now, we lived through a global pandemic and are still living our lives through it. Me personally, I have more questions when it comes to the vaccines and mask mandates. Mainly because of how hard they are pushing for us to get it, when even if we do get it in some areas are still required to wear a mask because………?????? Well masks kind of help……………… butttttt you still need to stand at least 6ft. apart…………….. you have the choice to not get one for certain schools or lines of work that you’re in, buttttttt……………………… you wont have a job if you refuse………………………… or you will no longer be allowed to attend this school without it…………………………. you need to show proof of vaccination……………… otherwise you will not be allowed on the premises……………………… I do believe that this is a little bit scary to have this being pushed as hard as it is onto us. Is the media causing more division among people? Yes, I believe it is, but this isn’t just the news media it’s social media in general. This can be scary at times as well, because if you disagree or agree with the wrong side you will more than likely be attacked by whoever it is you disagreed with. Do I believe that America is losing itself? No, I do not. America is whatever the people choose it to be and I believe that we are all good, that we love, that even though we seem so divided instead of united; we will get back to being united again. Its what makes America beautiful, as long as America stands together we are strong, we are never truly alone, and we are what makes America great. The men and women who have sacrificed their lives in order for all of us to have the freedom to protest, to vote, to have a voice. You can agree or disagree with each other, but what we have to not let happen is we cannot let disagreements, hate, fear, and confusion divide ourselves from one another. We need to come together and remember why America is still “The Land of the Free and The Home of the Brave.” Don’t be so quick to blindly follow, or fear asking questions. Do not be so quick to just say “yes” because everyone else is following as well. We are in America, you are allowed to disagree, to say yes or no to what you want to put in your body. You don’t have to only listen to one news outlet because that is the one your political party agrees with. Decide for yourself, do your own research, ask the right questions, make the choices that will be best for you. Our freedom is not gone, because in the end we all want the exact same thing. Freedom. and because we all want this, we won’t ever want it to go away. History has proven throughout the years that we all come together at some point. I believe this time it is just taking us a little bit longer to get back to each other, but in the end we will because we all want the same Free America.

America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms It will be because we destroyed ourselves.-Abraham Lincoln