America Isn't As Free As They Say It Is

*Authors Note: This is my opinion on being proud of America.

               To be honest, no I am not proud of my country. Sure, we are free about a lot of things, but some laws I think should be passed, aren't.  One example is abortion, why is it still legal? If you really think about it, it could be considered murder depending on how far along the pregnancy is.  In my opinion, there should at least be a certain amount of months you are along for it to be considered not okay, as in "After the first 4 months, you are not allowed to get an abortion any longer."  Of course,  I understand if you are young, not ready to be a mother, or are worried about diseases being carried on to your baby, but after a certain amount of time, I consider it wrong.

Another reason our country doesn't make me proud, gay marriage is illegal. For one, you can't help who you fall in love with, and two, what would happen if it gets legalized? People that love each other will get married, and that's pretty much it. Personally, I have a lot of gay people in my family, and one of them have been together for 19 years, and they can't get married. They have always wanted to, but they can't, because America won't let them.  I strongly disagree that it is a free country, if it was a free country we still wouldn’t have this kind of law.

Not to mention everyone takes everything for granted, no one appreciates anything, including myself.  We have a lot to be thankful for, and one day a year is the only time a lot of us actually act like it. You don't see kids in Africa playing around in the apple store, or playing games on an I-Phone. No, you see them being thankful for a slice of bread, something a lot of people eat each day. I don’t like America; I believe it is full of unthankful, rich, mean and judgmental people, sure there are people like that everywhere, but in America it just seems so much worse. I am not proud of the country I live in at all, it could use some major improvements.

Animal Abuse

 *Authors Note: ANimal Abuse is a serious issue and this is my view on it.
            Why would you ever want to lay your hands on an innocent animal? If you’re angry, punch a pillow. Not a dog. No one should hurt an animal, even if it is annoying, or chews up your furniture. They don’t know any better. Animal abuse is one of the only things that I am against 100%. I don’t believe in any kind of abuse to anything that breathes, with the exception of spiders, ants, or any other insect. Hopefully, I convince anyone and everyone that abuse is wrong, and I have three reasons.

            Every single time I see an animal abuse commercial, my stomach aches, I just think it’s disgusting. I have to change the channel every single time because it makes me feel sick, and on the verge of crying. Now, I don’t cry very often, so for me to get close to tears after seeing a two minute commercial, it probably means it was horrifyingly sad. I always imagine what kind of punishment the loser that did something like that will get.

Everything catches up to you sooner or later, maybe a day after, maybe 4 years. It always catches up. If someone believes that they can get away with abusing an animal, karma will come right up to you and bite you in the butt. Jail is the place you go for making stupid decisions like that. Not just for a week, or a month, much longer, years is probably an understatement.

            You might think you have it bad by getting punished, but the animal is scarred for life. I’m talking frightened at all times, scars or marks where they have been abused, and some serious emotional damage. Just because it’s an animal doesn’t mean they don’t have feelings. It feels everything that a person does; they get sad, angry, joyful, and even hopeful. If you wouldn’t hurt a human, don’t hurt an animal, it is basically the same thing

            Would you go to jail for physically hurting a person? Yes, you would, and the same consequence goes for animals also. There is no reason to hurt anything or anyone. Stop thinking about yourself and worry about others for a moment, animals and people are getting abused, and we have to report it if we witness anything. Otherwise, nothing is going to change.