The Kind-Hearted Smart Aleck

An Ode to Faux-Christianity and Patriotism Standing upright, A hand over the heart, Singing one verse off key, Ignorant of the others, Wavering high in the sky, Red, white, and blue, Cherry-picking history, All empathy subdued, Placed around the neck, Showcasing blind faith, As the eyes close, And we pray our sins away, A symbol of love, A symbol of sacrifice, This cross often ignored, A crutch for self-forgiveness, Burning the Constitution while saluting the flag, Pissing on the poor while preaching the good word, The antithesis of true Christian beliefs, The antithesis of patriotism.

I've always been someone who, no matter how difficult it may be to find at times, always tried to find the good in people. No matter how little I have in common with a person, I'm typically able to find one common interest or experience we can discuss with one another. This is how I've always been. No matter how different two people may seem to be, chances are there's at least one common interest or experience they have which they can talk and laugh about for hours on end. However, while I stand by everything I wrote in the previous paragraph, there are some people whom are just a*sholes. I know one such person (at least). Just a couple days ago, I tweeted information on how to provide aid for victims of the Oklahoma tornadoes. There was nothing political about the post. It simply provided a link with contact information for different organizations, like the American Red Cross, whom would provide aid to the victims of the tornadoes. Yesterday, I received a respons...