I stood on a corner, with a sign and our flag and was greeted by obscenities, jeers and taunts. How sad that some are still subjected to such fear and hate even in their everyday lives ? so I stood. How wrong that some people still wish to divide us ? so I stood.
A group of haters would change the Constitution to discriminate against the few. Discrimination has never been written into our Constitution before ? so I stood.
Millions were spent to spread lies and distortions, to illicit that fearful, knee-jerk reaction that we are all so prone to ? and it works ? so I stood.
Sometimes we forget, but we Americans know another knee-jerk reaction ?
= In the face of injustice, we stand against discrimination
= we stand tyranny of the majority
= we stand or of the powerful few
= we stand against lies and distortions
= we stand against terrorist and threats to our liberties
And as good people of all faiths do ? in the face of hate ? we stand for Love.
For he that would diminish the least of us – diminishes us all. So stand up Americans. And stand up you good people of faith and those without faith stand, too. We are Americans; Never let hate divide us again.
Tim Williams
Clearlake
