I just saw a post online that showed a pictures of what
looks like a bunch of people at some sort of event. They are all standing except for a Muslim
women, who is wearing a head scarf, and her children. The caption reads “if you can’t stand for our
national anthem, go back to the country that you came from.”
I can’t began to describe the ignorance in this
statement. First of all if this woman is
in fact from another country why would she stand for the national anthem of another
country other than her own? When you
stand during the national anthem you are making a public declaration of your allegiance
to that country.
But most likely this was more of a religious decision. Perhaps she pledges her allegiance to God
rather than a country or government. I
don’t, I don’t know why she didn’t stand.
All I know is that she has the right to make that decision as do all of
us. This is was our constitution is all
about. This is what our forefathers
fought for, freedom of religion, freedom of expression.
There is a difference between diversity and terrorism so to
the person who created this post – get your nose out of your computer, go
outside and see the world, meet people, experience life and maybe, just maybe
you won’t be so ignorant in the future.
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