Condemnation For A Blog

I used to belong to a group whose motto is "Military Forever" and on the odd occasion share a blog I have written here with them. I joined them because I was given to understand that freedom of speech meant never having to say you are sorry about what you write. Well that came to an all time stop. I was informed that my blog was traitorous to both the military and to the president and they would forward it on to them. So I sent them a letter informing them that the dept. of Defense already had the Blog as I had already sent them a copy. Just because I put my blogs up for others to read doesn't mean I keep it a secret from the world at large. On the contrary they already know my feelings and though they are not happy about the situation, they acknowledge that they would much rather have my thoughts then keep it hidden. My blogs are for public consumption and I have yet to ever do anything traitorous to any country I am presently living in or its citizens. I have never taken up arms against our citizens or disgraced any President. I treat all people with common courtesy, be they ours or theirs. Unless provoked or it coming down to us or them situation, I believe in justice and freedom of expression. Either written or spoken.

The mere fact that I wrote that Blog was to get their attention to the fact that in our current sitation, nothing is what it seems on the surface. We paint glowing colors on things that are ugly hoping that maybe they will get better. I didn't write it to annoy people or make them think I was a traitor or worse.....

I can tell you this...my friends are more important to me than any family I have. I appreciate my friends for who they are and not what they might or might not have. I look to the human side of life, be it good or bad. I don't care what my friends look like, its whats inside thats important.

I don't ask you to agree with everything I say. You have your opinions as do I. But that doesn't mean I will condemn you for what you believe in. I am not that shallow. I can define a friend by the joy of knowing that at anytime of the day or night, I will be greeted by a smile and the knowledge that no matter what - my friend is there to talk to. As I am here to talk to my friends.

The group and I are no longer on speaking terms and I quit them. I am afraid that to be condemned outright without even finding out what went wrong, leaves me with a dismay that can't even be imagined.

I hope if you disagree with me on anything I blog about, you will at least tell me your feelings first.