No one laughed at my M*A*S*H references... I'm sad...
Anyway, the whole reason that America works so well is BECAUSE we are so multi-national and diverse. If not of race or religion, then at least diverse of oppinion. This board is a good example. Even in western-European states, dissention of oppinion is neither tolerated nor encouraged to the extent that it is in the United States.
*flag raises behind him, trumpets begin to blare, chlidren humming America the Beautiful*
For, in this country, built upon a foundation of equality and multi-culturalism, we have the power of perspective like no other. From the intellentsia of New England, to the strong-backed working man of the Mid-West, to the social conciousness of the West Coast, to the rich heritage and dignity of the South, we are diverse in ideology but united in purpose.
*Children with sparklers walk in behind him, humming slightly louder*
As fallible human beings we know that no one belief holds all the answers. It is only through this diversity that we can overcome the obstacles that stand before us. We are a true "Nation of the World." There is no point of view that goes unexplored in this country that I love.
"Give me your tired, your poor,
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,
The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.
Send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed to me.
I lift my lamp beside the golden door."
*children leave the stage to make way for 100-man choir, ending the speach with a rousing...*
FROM SEA TO SHINING SEA!!!