New memorial crowds real issues

    Common sense has defeated the politically correct thugs again.
After the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, a memorial commemorating the NYC firefighters was proposed. The memorial would have been a statue of the now-famous image of the three firefighters raising the

   American flag amidst the rubble of the World Trade Center.
In the photograph, the three firefighters were all white. The proposed statue would have had three firefighters: one black, one Hispanic and one white.

   This change was to reflect the cultural diversity of the United States.

   NYC firefighters argued that the statue should reflect the photograph; meaning all three firefighters were white and should stay that way.

   The proposed racially diverse statue idea has been scrapped and a different image is in the works.

   But, why was this a controversy in the first place?

   Thousands died because of those attacks, and now interest groups actually have the audacity to use this moment in time to promote their agendas.

   The United States is culturally diverse, religiously diverse, philosophically diverse and economically diverse.

   And, there already exists a symbol of our diverse nation. That symbol is right in front of our faces. It’s everywhere, flying at capitol buildings, schools and, recently, plastered all over cars, houses and businesses.

   That symbol is the American flag. That is the only symbol needed or appropriate at this time.

   First, firefighters were not the only people who died or suffered because of those attacks. This was an attack on America, not firefighters, not police and not the military.

   Any true memorial should recognize this fact. While firefighters, police and military personnel do perform valuable services for our communities, they are but one part of our nation.

   The true strength behind America is its people. All the regular citizens of the United States are the glue that holds this nation, its economy and its military together.

   Without us, nothing else would exist.

   The designers of the statue should keep in mind who the real heroes are in this country and make sure their memorial reflects it.

   Or the memorial could truly reflect our diversity and have a white firefighter, black firefighter, Hispanic firefighter, Asian firefighter, Cuban firefighter, Christian firefighter, Muslim firefighter, atheist firefighter, Jewish Firefighter … the list can go on and on.

   The point is that it would become a very crowded statue.

   The bigger issue, however, is that only three groups are represented from a cast of 260 million. Apparently, the groups that complain the most get recognized the most.

   Is that an accurate portrait of America ... that the only way to get fair treatment is by stepping on the rights of others?

   Maybe we are not winning the war on terrorism after all.