We have entered into dark territory. Lately you can’t help but read about how some athlete who didn’t stand during the national anthem or how they didn’t salute or place their hand over their heart in the right way, etc. It doesn’t stop with athletes nor with national anthems.
This country was founded on freedoms-freedom of and from religion-freedom of speech but not from consequence-and on and on. With freedom of speech is included freedom to protest, freedom to speak out and make our voices known. Be careful what you wish for when you deny someone freedoms. Good grief. Between social media and mainstream media, we are killing ourselves with attitude and we really need to evaluate what we are doing.
When I was young we were taught in school that we should stand at attention facing a flag if one existed or to face the music if not. Placing one’s hand over the heart was not mandatory and in many instances was not done. So BOO! We do not follow the Amy Vanderbilt book of etiquette for every whim and there is no law that says we should. When we start telling others how to act, we have gone too far. Then on top of that we shame these people and threaten them? Good Lord what happened to people? Decency????
I am reminded of Germany before World War II-no I wasn’t alive but reading about how the country changed almost without people realizing causes me to be alarmed for all of us. We are policing ourselves just as they did. We are trying to make a group where only acceptable people can be with acceptable behaviors and one where everyone else cannot be. What is the difference than Germany?
NONE!!!
Wake up America! If it’s not too late already, do something now! Quit worrying about other people. Let them live their lives. Find something else to worry about—something closer to home…YOU! Thanks.
Happy Gardening! 🙂
Garden2day 
I expected to see all sorts of nasty comments after reading your post. Congratulations on having the courage to stand up to what others may think, but then you’ve been doing that ever since I first started reading your blog. So many people think that our freedoms are only for when it’s convenient or patriotic to let our opinions be known.
Many have read-few have liked-and only you commented. Maybe they haven’t found the post yet? I’m sure it didn’t sit well. I don’t check followers or if I have any but I usually get a few to several likes. 🙂
Yeah, I have a habit of saying what I want even if it isn’t accepted or PC as they say. I’ve always been that way in real life. We have that tendency to only see things the way we want and how we think everyone else should act. These actions bring shame to all Americans because of the actions themselves but it also shows that we are failing at education. I hope you are doing well. Take care. 🙂