Harriet Freiberger: America is not a gift — we must earn it

Harriet Freiberger: America is not a gift — we must earn it

The United States of America: its name, for generations, has echoed around Planet Earth in sounds of freedom singing.  Today, even as its people fight among themselves like kindergartners without a teacher, its soldiers stand at attention in respect for the flag of red, white, and blue and what those colors represent. Maybe, if the rest of us pay attention, we can learn what it is those soldiers fought for and take a good look at ourselves. The …