We are...

A friend of mine posted something on FB today about what Democrats stand for (It can be found here) and she commented that she'd like to see something similar from the Republican side.  I can't help her with that as I'm neither a Democrat or Republican but it did get me thinking about those of us in the middle....not fitting either side.  Here's my interpretation of being in the middle.

We’re not against helping those in need; we’re against supporting those who don’t want to support themselves.

We not against helping others in the world; we’re against being the world police.

We’re not against those who believe differently; we’re against beliefs being used as a political tool.

We’re not against our government; we’re against the manipulation of our government by anyone trying to pervert it to their advantage.

We’re not against anyone’s dream; we’re against the vilifying of the American Dream.

We’re not against immigrants; we’re against liars, cheats and sneaks.

We’re not against American values; we’re against any one group defining for all of us what “American Values” are.

We’re not against helping all Americans succeed; we’re against those who believe the government owes them.

We’re not Republicans.  We’re not Democrats.  We’re not part of the 1% or the 99%.

We are Americans.  This is our America.

And we want it back.