America is an Ideal, and Ideals Must be Shared

   I see a picture of what could easily represent a globe-shaped light, wrapped in an American flag motif, with the stars covering the northern hemisphere, and the stripes covering the southern. 
   And, I think how so it is with America. Our flag is not limited to our country, but stands as a beacon to all the world. If it waves, it waves not just to its own, but to those around the globe. If it lights, it lights not only this land, but all the world. 
   Forgive, but I believe not so much in an America First, but rather in an America for Everyone; not in an America that is selfish, but in an America that shares. America is the land of ideals, and, those ideals are bigger than the nation itself. It could be said that, inherent to having ideals is the sharing of them. So, I believe in an America that shares, and in an America that cares, and an America that dares to help the oppressed, instead of an America that fears if it helps others, it will destroy and ruin the nation. I believe in helping the oppressed from other countries, even if it means opening our borders to the portion of them who are truly in need. Now, you can hardly open your arms to love them without opening your borders to let them in. Letting them in is the way of loving them. Forgive me for being so political with you on this Fourth of July, and forgive me if you do not agree, but this is what America is to me. It is freedom and justice for all -- for all the world. America is an ideal, and the ideal must be shared, for in order to live your ideals, you must share them.