The Post-9/11 World

I won't lie- I'm proud to be an American- and an American Soldier- in a time when the first non-white President Of The United States is in office. We have truly come a long way. My Commander In Chief is a man with a completely different heritage than my own- and I am proud of him. Regardless of what any of these anti-Obama folks want to say, this man has more balls than any other president has. He is a black man in the most visible occupation on the planet. He is the FIRST black man in this occupation. He knows his life has been put in danger by taking this position, and he chose it anyway. There have been attempts on his life, and, I am sad to say, it is a sad certainty that there will be more. Small-minded people are a burden.
However much racism we have overcome, though, we, as a country, still harbor. I recently received an email that was well-intentioned, but sent along rather blindly by a sadly large number of people for a painfully long amount of time. The story enclosed was this one:

This is TRUE!

How Budweiser handled those who laughed at those
who died on the 11th of September,
2001...

Thought you might like to know what happened
in a little town north of Bakersfield , California

After you finish reading this,
please forward this story on to others
so that our nation and people around the world
will know about those who laughed
when they found out about the tragic events
in New York , Pennsylvania , and the Pentagon.
On September 11th,

A Budweiser employee was making a delivery
to a convenience store in a California town
named McFarland.

He knew of the tragedy that had occurred
in New York when he entered the business
to find the two Arabs, who owned the business, whooping and hollering to show their approval
and support of this treacherous attack.

The Budweiser employee went to his truck,
called his boss and told him
of the very upsetting event!

He didn't feel he could be in that store with those
horrible people. His boss asked him,
'Do you think you could go in there long enough
to pull every Budweiser product and item
our beverage company sells there?

We'll never deliver to them again.'
The employee walked in,
proceeded to pull every single product his
beverage company provided and left
with an incredible grin on his face.

He told them never to bother to call for
a delivery again.

Budweiser happens to be the beer of choice
for that community.

Just letting you know how Kern County
handled this situation. And Now

The Rest Of The Story:

It seems that the Bud driver and the Pepsi man
are neighbors. Bud called Pepsi and told him.
Pepsi called his boss who told him to
pull all Pepsi products as well!!!
That would include Frito Lay, etc.

Furthermore, word spread and
all vendors followed suit! At last report, on June 26, 2009, Fareed Katib closed the store and filed bankruptcy!


Good old American
Passive-Aggressive A$$ Whoopin!

Pass this along, America needs to know
that we're all working together!

If you can read this.
Thank a teacher...

If you are reading it in English....
THANK A SOLDIER!!!

If you do not send this
you have no soul !!!!

My response to this email included a link to the snopes article that debunked this email. This email is completely false, and, what is more sad to me, is that it has fed into the anti-Arab anger that has overwhelmed this country since September 11, 2001. That was a sad and horrible day for Americans all over the world. There was nobody with American blood, not to mention the many who simply grasped the horror of this incident without ties to our country, who wasn't shocked, appalled and angry that day. These people terrorized our country. THESE PEOPLE were a number less than those that live on a city block, yet we continue to feed one another myths that all Arab people hated our country, even the ones living here. It's been eight years since 9/11- and, make no mistake, we will NEVER forget- but how can we still hold on to blind anger that never was anything more than misplaced and misdirected and far too generalized in the first place? I am an American Solider, and I am ashamed of anyone who can harbor racism in any form who so much as lays eyes on MY FLAG. I have met people born in India, Mexico, Afghanistan, Iraq, Iran, Portugal, Peru, Nigeria, South and North Korea, Canada, Japan, Germany and many other places who are standing beside me in uniform- the uniform of an American soldier. These people you feel it is okay to discriminate against are defending your right to your opinion and freedom. Nothing that encourages discrimination is okay. NOTHING. I don't care if you had a bad experience with a person or a whole neighborhood of a certain race or religion- there are good and bad in everything, and it is far past the time when we can turn a blind eye to something like this.
For those of you who are questioning something quietly in the back of your mind, yes, there are homosexuals who are defending our flag, as well, and they do so without the right to live their lives in the open as others do. I am proud of my brothers and sisters who have over come their struggles and continue to defend my country, regardless of how their fellow people may treat them.
It doesn't matter what color your skin is to me, who you love, or where you came from.
I will die to defend your right to be you.
Think about that.