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In my neighborhood we have a variety of people. We have Democrats and Republicans, Independents, Libertarians, and others. People attend different churches or don\u2019t attend church at all. We have Catholics, Baptists, Pentecostals, Jews, and more. On a new street over from me I\u2019ve noticed several families who appear to be from India, Mexico, the Middle East, plus several new America families. I live in a diverse neighborhood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I haven\u2019t seen anyone out arguing or fighting. I haven\u2019t noticed anyone hiding. For the most part, our neighborhood is quiet and people mind their own business. We have 26 houses on our street. I\u2019m clueless about the day-by-day activities of most all of the neighbors. We see each other coming and going and that\u2019s about it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Some places are not as fortunate. For example, Israel and Gaza, in particular Hamas, fight nonstop. There are ongoing words, tensions, hatred, and many killings. I\u2019ve been to Israel once in my Iife and had an extraordinary time. I saw so many beautiful and interesting sights. I can\u2019t imagine ever going back. Only God knows how many children are growing up in Gaza who are learning to hate Israel and that hatred will probably never go away. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sadly, Israel has Hezbollah to the north in Lebanon and also the Houthis in Yemen. I don\u2019t see how Israel can fight them all especially with them receiving support from Iran. As for the United States we already have a strong Navy fleet of ships and submarines in the region. You can count on us to be involved. Wherever there is any kind of fight going on in the world, it seems that the United States will get involved on some level. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
It is tragic that Israel has so many enemies who are their neighbors. That part of the world is certainly going to become worse. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
It\u2019s unfortunate when people of different religious, political backgrounds can\u2019t get along and work together. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
My mother was a Democrat and my dad was Republican. I don\u2019t remember hearing them argue about politics. We grew up in an area where people attended different churches. People disagreed about how they interpreted the Bible but I don\u2019t recall anyone fighting about it. Of course, the Hatfield\u2019s and McCoy\u2019s feuded at one time not that far from us. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sadly, there are places in the world where Protestants and Catholics can\u2019t get along. There are places where the Palestinians and the Jews don\u2019t get along. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Overall, America has been a great place for diversity. We\u2019ve had our issues. We\u2019ve had some very dark eras in our nation when black people were treated so very badly. Women were not treated well for far too long. Unfortunately, we still have attitudes that exist that are far from fair and respectful of all people. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Millions of people are risking their lives to come to America. They must come legally or the sheer numbers of those coming will bring about our downfall. In the meantime, we should treat each other as we would like to be treated. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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