Why Attacking Capitalism Didn't Work

We often hear that from the world's view the USA is a bunch of lazy, rich capitalists that only love their stuff. They have some points based on our personal debt choices and our far from conservative economic behaviors. However, 9-11-01 should have taught a few lessons to everyone else. We may be disfunctional, but we are a family. Burning down what they felt were symbols of our "destructive" capitalism only pissed us off and we focused on the true symbols of our culture. Freedom, Liberty, and Humanity. They gave us a new piece of clear ground to create another monument to these values that day. What the French realized when they sent us the Neoclassical beauty named LIberty Enlightening the World is a lesson our enemies would be wise to learn. Our Statue of Liberty was dedicated on October 28, 1886 and stands as the real symbol of us. We've had Civil War, severe economic depression, international war, peace and prosperity. The 50 children of this great republic wrestle, rangle and talk smack, but we won't let anyone bully our brothers and sisters. Capitalism is simply an expression of the significance of our Liberty. Certainly, if the USA was about Capitalism, we would have rebuilt the twin towers in nostalgic detail in tribute to our greatness. Instead, we made a stand on that rubble and cleared the way for a reminder that they missed the boat on what makes us who we are. The fine citizens of the USA will never understand why anyone would purposely murder thousands of non-combatants to make a point. By virtue of those choices, they have only caused the eyes of the eagle to focus on them. I am a patriot, because I believe in defending the country envisioned in 1776 and nobly defended for 245 years. Like the Bible, our Constitution and Bill of Rights are just as applicable today as the day they were written. We must continue to defend them from enemies both foreign and domestic.