{"id":462191,"date":"2026-09-13T03:00:22","date_gmt":"2026-09-13T03:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/462191\/"},"modified":"2026-09-13T03:00:22","modified_gmt":"2026-09-13T03:00:22","slug":"retorts-we-are-americans-all-orange-county-tribune","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/462191\/","title":{"rendered":"Retorts: We are Americans all \u2013 ORANGE COUNTY TRIBUNE"},"content":{"rendered":"

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SEPT. 11, 2001 attack on the World Trade Center in New York City (Wikipedia).<\/p>\n

Losing the Spirit Dept.: On Sept. 11, we annually observe the anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the United States.<\/p>\n

We call it Patriot Day, but it\u2019s sobering to come to know how many people have no idea what it means to be a real patriot.<\/p>\n

At Tuesday\u2019s meeting of the Garden Grove City Council, several speakers offered disheartening versions of a society that pledges \u201cliberty and justice for all.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>They spoke of how dangerous Islam is, how likely Muslims were likely to cheat, kill and otherwise work to violently overthrow our democracy.<\/p>\n

Speakers who \u2014 ironically, I feel \u2013 claimed \u201cI\u2019ve done my research,\u201d produced \u201cevidence\u201d that immigrants to the U.S. who followed that faith were a great danger to this great nation.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s all a bunch of applesauce. By cherry-picking verses from a holy book, you can find some hair-raising passages but you can uncover that in the Old Testament of the Christian Bible as well.<\/p>\n

This is a pluralistic democracy founded on accepting all religions, races, colors, political leanings, and favorite ball clubs.<\/p>\n

People who can\u2019t see that, who imagine enemies in their neighbors don\u2019t understand what this nation is all about.<\/p>\n

So, here\u2019s the first rule of being a patriot in this nation: You can\u2019t love America while hating millions of Americans.<\/p>\n

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