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Chaos: Battle Cry of the Anguished American Immigrant…by Robert M. Katzman

Filed under: Uncategorized — Bob at 10:27 am on Monday, June 1, 2020

Chaos: Battle Cry of The Anguished American Immigrant

By Robert M. Katzman 

Originally written in 2008, it fits the terrible times of today. I hope people will read these thoughts, share them, if they represent your own passions, frustrations and aspirations for this incredible country.

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To me, being an American is an idea.

A concept.

An agreement of equals.

A willingness to tolerate the differences in others

A celebration of the beauty of cultural diversity.

While maybe originally, ours was a government,

            Of the Protestants, By the Protestants and For the Protestants

We’re bigger than that today.  A numerically insignificant People like my own family, Jews, now represent less than 2% of the total American population, but I believe that our Constitution includes me when I read it.  I don’t live in fear, here. 

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