I have always considered myself a Minnesotan before an American, and a Swede before a Minnesotan. It just feels like this country has betrayed itself, betrayed it's foundation. The recent Minnesotan decision to allow gay marriage has restored my faith in America, but gay rights are just the tip of the iceberg. The first few lines of the constitution state that all men were created equal. In the beginning, 'Men' might as well have been replaced with 'White, land owning males over 21 years of age.' Over the past hundred some years the definition has been broadened, but we, the land of the free, are not actually free. I consider the laws that ban gay marriage to be unconstitutional, among other things.

In a perfect, equal, completely tolerant world, War would be unnecessary. But unfortunately, one of these things will probably never come true, and another can't come true (complete tolerance and equality, respectively). The reason I divided tolerance and equality is too look more at resources. No matter what resources will always end up being more in one area than in another (in our world, USA and China are at the top). So ultimately, war is inevitable, whether it's against hate or for resources, or bickering among brothers.

Tolerate everything except intolerance, and make equal the unequal.