I Get It

Militant pro-lifers. I get it. The whole idea is to defend those who cannot defend themselves. I get it. Desperate times call for desperate actions. I get it. When all legal avenues fail we often turn to more direct methods. I get it.

As Americans we are told from childhood that everyone is unique and special and deserves a life to live and to live it straight into a 2.5 child family and a white picket fence.

As Americans we are told that it is OUR RIGHT to be heard, that our voice matters and that when people out there try to silence us we are to SCREAM UNTIL THEIR EARS BLEED.

As Americans we are told that a hero is someone who does what no one else will, and that being a hero is the greatest thing you can do.

As Americans, it is our responsibility to look at the actions we want to take, and weigh the lives lost against the potential, the POTENTIAL, for lives saved. As Americans we make mistakes and as Americans it is our responsibility to own up to them. To apologize for lives lost and to admit that maybe, just maybe, we did the wrong thing.

I get it. You want to defend the weak, to be the heroes, to have your voices heard while you STAND UP FOR WHAT YOU BELIEVE IN. You're American. It's what we do. But never can we ever kill to defend, be a hero when committing villainous acts, be heard while we knock others down. Because that is simply unamerican.