The US of A

1. As we all know the US of A is known for allowing people to speak their mind and be who they are. That is the beauty of living in the country. You have the right to be with who you want to, practice any religion you want to and state your opinions. The thing I have a problem with is when people speak their mind but don't allow others to speak theirs.

Of course, one of the most controversial propostions was proposition 8. I read on the internet that more money was spent on this proposition than any other proposition (besides the abortion one WAAAYY back when) in history. I voted yesterday for what I BELIEVED in and what my OPINION was. Even though there are people who didn't vote the same way I did, I still respect their opinion. I was on MYSPACE (waa waa waa) today and one of my "friends" posted a bulletin like this "F*CK ALL THE RELIGIOUS WHITE TRASH REDNECKS WHO VOTED YES ON PROP 8". Now, I am not going to state how I voted (that is between me and only me) but I respect people and their opinions. Even though I may not agree with the way that people voted, I dont bash them and make assumptions that are not true. I found her comment really disturbing. It made me want to delete her from my friends list ( he he he) and not because I was offended but because I didn't want to be friends with someone who was so close-minded.

One of things that we need to learn in this country is tolerance. Tolerance for each other. There is no need to bash someone because they have a different point of view than you. That is one of the things that makes this a GREAT country, that we have many different people with many different points of view.