I’m tired of reading articles written by individuals with little education and a lot of time on their hands. I’m tired of reading about race issues and what language should be recognized as the official language of America. I’m tired of cry babies saying give me … give me … and never giving in return. I’m tired of people complaining about the past.

Let me just point out what I think America stands for:CULTURAL DIVERSITY. If you do not know the meaning, please look it up because this may be your problem. It is not a white, black or Hispanic issue, but is merely one aspect of diversity. There is nothing more special about being American than African-American, Mexican-American or any other type of human being. These are simply labels of distinction.

My point is that anyone can become an American just by following the rules designated to obtain citizenship. Simply put, one can not be an American, move to Germany and then be recognized as German. An individual can not obtain ethnicity; this is passed on from generation to generation, a direct result of cultural diversity itself. People who claim to be Americans first are allowing their ethnicity to play second fiddle, and this should not be the case. These individuals may have lost sight by confusing Americanism with ethnicity, two entirely different things.

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So my point is one should not lose sight of what actually makes them a human being and understand that differences should not be frowned upon because we all have them in one form or another. So why continue to bicker about trivial issues? Why don’t we argue about the homeless problem or argue about the problem of indolence.? Maybe because this is real and unified or maybe because real issues have nothing to do with being a human being.

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