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To: jlallen who wrote (50661)	5/31/1999 8:32:00 PM
From: Neocon	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 67261

In honor of Memorial Day, I will now mention some of the things which unite most Americans. The "we" is meant to indicate "most Americans": 1.)We believe in liberal democracy, a government ultimately responsible to the people, but representative, and protective of certain minority rights; 2.)We believe in civil liberties, which allows us to exercise our rights as citizens,and to protect our rights as minorities; 3.)We believe in allowing people an opportunity to develop their talents and pursue their goals without the minute direction of government; 4.)We believe in integrating minorities, insofar as they are amenable, into the fabric of American life; 5.)We believe that differences of religion and ethnicity should be accepted, and that they do not disqualify people from being full citizens; 6.)We believe that there should be "wise stewardship" over our natural resources; 7.)We believe that educational opportunities should be improved for all of the nation's children, not only those in affluent suburbs, or with the means to go to private schools; 8.)We believe that the United States has a unique role to play in the world, and should exercise its power wisely; 9.)We believe that most of the wars fought by our forces have been justified, and that the people who have sacrificed in these conflicts are worthy of honor; 10.)We believe we are fortunate to be Americans... Political disagreement ordinarily revolves around deciding: 1.)The relative weight to give "the people" or "the government"; 2.)At what point a civil liberties claim conflicts with legitimate social interests; 3.)How free enterprise ought to be; 4.)What means are the most likely to lead to integration, and which to continue separation; 5.)How many unassimilated immigrants the cities can absorb without social upheaval; 6.)What constitutes "wise stewardship"; 7.)How to improve the schools; 8.)What constitutes the "wise exercise of power"; 9.)How suspicious are the circumstances of some of our wars; 10.)Why we are fortunate to be Americans... These areas of disagreement are not always Dem/Rep, or even Liberal/Conservative. Sometimes they are more convoluted. Also, the list is not exhaustive...Still, God bless America...