Pathetic Nationalism

The pathetic nationalism of July 4th is wearing off finally! It is sad to witness people become so patriotic on Independance Day when they do not realise what their definition of freedom has caused in the Middle East and other countries that the USA has decided to "free." The other sad reality is..how many of them actually vote? If they did vote, how many of them are worried about voter reform in the USA? Do they worry if their votes or opinions even matter in this "land of the free?" Do they worry that piece by piece of America is being leased or sold out to foreign investors?
People weep at fireworks displays when they see disabled veterans from Vietnam and Iraq. They think about the sacrifice that they and their families endured for the USA. Do they think about those same vets that are coming home and have no jobs, no homes, and a percentage are coming home to broken marriages. Do they think about the programs this administration has eliminated to pay for this very invasion of Iraq? Do they think about the mental illness these soldiers and Iraqis have to live with for the rest of their lives? So, one day a year Americans become patriotic. Whoopity doo! The attention span of the average American has to be a few days, because they forget so easily and go back to their lovely lives, safe from the unclean reality of war. They wave a flag to ease their conscience and change the channel.
Remember Americans...you can't make people free. They have to want freedom. They need to feel it and live it. Invading a nation and enforcing freedom on it's citizens is not freedom. Killing their families in the name of freedom is not freedom. That is imperialism. Purple fingers are not a sign of freedom if you are forced to vote to get a meal.
Anyways, that is my rant. I feel especially sad to know how truly brainwashed my fellow Americans are. Hopefully, they will take a hint from history and the rise and fall of nations, before it is too late.