Made in the good old U.S. of A.
I was lying in bed this morning (my best thinking spot) and got to thinking about these words. Yes, we are free, but things have changed since I was a girl when I barreled out my chest and stood on my toes to get the last shrill note out about...
This is my country! Land of my birth!
This is my country! Grandest on earth!
I pledge thee my allegiance, America, the bold,
For this is my country to have and to hold.
What diff'rence if I hail from North or South
Or from the East or West?
My heart is filled with love for all of these.
I only know I swell with pride and deep within my breast
I thrill to see Old Glory paint the breeze.
With hand upon heart I thank the Lord For this my native land,
For all I love is here within her gates.
My soul is rooted deeply in the soil on which I stand,
For these are mine own United States.
This is my country! Land of my choice!
This is my country! Hear my proud voice!
I pledge thee my allegiance, America, the bold,
For this is my country! To have and to hold.
It was a peaceful time when WWII was over. My dad, uncles, and some of my brother-in-laws fought in that war. They came home and began their lives once again. Thank God they were all able to come home. Some never saw action, but they were there working on this side supporting the troops on the other side. They were all farmers or blue collar workers - - the backbone of our country. Now, I look around and wonder what has happened to our good old country. The face has changed and I barely recognize it. Some things have changed for the better such as civil rights, money, education, equal opportunity, electronics, technology, etc. Something that has really changed is the growing number of disappearing farms; the loss of blue collar worker industry; the middle class which I was part of. What happened?
I find it to be shaky ground when I look around me and all I see are seas of houses that are looming up larger than the courthouse once was. Where is the money coming from? Certainly not from making products we can’t live without, now all we have is the medical fields and technology. The craftsmanship of making vehicles; making American made clothes; appliances; food - - all have gone to other countries. Some day the good old U.S. of A. may be paying out the nose to learn how to make the items we depend on because our greed took it all to other countries, not to help the people of those countries but to acquire cheap labor. However, that cheap labor we use, will rise up and use their brains as well as their backs, learning the trades, they’ll buy the companies and we’ll be paying for their goods, because the USA will no longer have the tools and skills to compete. All we will have is good technology. How far will that take us when we have to purchase our foods from countries that already hate us? We’ll be paying more than quadruple for items.
I first noticed in the 70’s when I tried to purchase only clothes made in the USA,every tag had another country listed on it. You couldn’t find clothes any longer that had a tag, “Made in America”. Anything made in Japan or China was cheaply created and considered inferior products - - you knew those items wouldn’t last long so you didn't buy it unless you were buying paper umbrellas; paper fans; a toy that would last for perhaps a day or a ceramic geisha. Now, that has changed. We have helped the whole world, but the whole world has not helped the United States of America. Most countries hate us.
We already depend on other countries for our oil. Now we can add our clothing, our modes of transportation, our food, and I could go on and on. According to the latest information our televisions bring to us on the nightly news, even our vehicles, once a great source of USA pride, are inferior to foreign made vehicles and not selling well. Every year we hear of more contamination of products we buy from other countries, even our meat and toothpaste. We should reclaim our ability to produce these products in our own country where USA inspected can be proudly stamped on each package. We have Mad Cow disease (never heard of it before we started importing our foods); we have Bird Flu virus, and where are the USA dairy farms - - it seems no one really cares or thinks about what is happening before our very eyes. When our farms started disappearing, along with our factories and the blue collar workers could no longer find a job it became a sad day for the USA. Change is good, but in this case Change is bad. We are giving away our freedom. Lady Liberty will soon bow her head in shame because our country is more than a melting pot, now it is melting…
This is my country! Land of my birth!
This is my country! Grandest on earth!
I pledge thee my allegiance, America, the bold,
For this is my country to have and to hold.
What diff'rence if I hail from North or South
Or from the East or West?
My heart is filled with love for all of these.
I only know I swell with pride and deep within my breast
I thrill to see Old Glory paint the breeze.
With hand upon heart I thank the Lord For this my native land,
For all I love is here within her gates.
My soul is rooted deeply in the soil on which I stand,
For these are mine own United States.
This is my country! Land of my choice!
This is my country! Hear my proud voice!
I pledge thee my allegiance, America, the bold,
For this is my country! To have and to hold.
It was a peaceful time when WWII was over. My dad, uncles, and some of my brother-in-laws fought in that war. They came home and began their lives once again. Thank God they were all able to come home. Some never saw action, but they were there working on this side supporting the troops on the other side. They were all farmers or blue collar workers - - the backbone of our country. Now, I look around and wonder what has happened to our good old country. The face has changed and I barely recognize it. Some things have changed for the better such as civil rights, money, education, equal opportunity, electronics, technology, etc. Something that has really changed is the growing number of disappearing farms; the loss of blue collar worker industry; the middle class which I was part of. What happened?
I find it to be shaky ground when I look around me and all I see are seas of houses that are looming up larger than the courthouse once was. Where is the money coming from? Certainly not from making products we can’t live without, now all we have is the medical fields and technology. The craftsmanship of making vehicles; making American made clothes; appliances; food - - all have gone to other countries. Some day the good old U.S. of A. may be paying out the nose to learn how to make the items we depend on because our greed took it all to other countries, not to help the people of those countries but to acquire cheap labor. However, that cheap labor we use, will rise up and use their brains as well as their backs, learning the trades, they’ll buy the companies and we’ll be paying for their goods, because the USA will no longer have the tools and skills to compete. All we will have is good technology. How far will that take us when we have to purchase our foods from countries that already hate us? We’ll be paying more than quadruple for items.
I first noticed in the 70’s when I tried to purchase only clothes made in the USA,every tag had another country listed on it. You couldn’t find clothes any longer that had a tag, “Made in America”. Anything made in Japan or China was cheaply created and considered inferior products - - you knew those items wouldn’t last long so you didn't buy it unless you were buying paper umbrellas; paper fans; a toy that would last for perhaps a day or a ceramic geisha. Now, that has changed. We have helped the whole world, but the whole world has not helped the United States of America. Most countries hate us.
We already depend on other countries for our oil. Now we can add our clothing, our modes of transportation, our food, and I could go on and on. According to the latest information our televisions bring to us on the nightly news, even our vehicles, once a great source of USA pride, are inferior to foreign made vehicles and not selling well. Every year we hear of more contamination of products we buy from other countries, even our meat and toothpaste. We should reclaim our ability to produce these products in our own country where USA inspected can be proudly stamped on each package. We have Mad Cow disease (never heard of it before we started importing our foods); we have Bird Flu virus, and where are the USA dairy farms - - it seems no one really cares or thinks about what is happening before our very eyes. When our farms started disappearing, along with our factories and the blue collar workers could no longer find a job it became a sad day for the USA. Change is good, but in this case Change is bad. We are giving away our freedom. Lady Liberty will soon bow her head in shame because our country is more than a melting pot, now it is melting…
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