Is the American Cultural War Taking Away from the War on Terrorism?

Are Americans becoming mavericks, in regards to the culture war that has erupted since the 2000 Presidential election? Since 9-11, Americans now understand that the threat of terrorism does not escape our native land.

With the uniting of the Bush Administration with conservative think tanks and religious Churches and organizations, a cultural war emerged that has not brought such heated debate, since the time of the Civil Rights Movement. From attempts to condemn and even ban gay marriage, fighting for faith based initiatives, protecting religious symbols in public places, the Janet Jackson Superbowl surprise, the Terri Schiavo case, and so on; over the four years, the American people have been through a lot of cultural ideology. This is a divided nation based on cultural ideology.

Terrorism is now something in the back of our minds. Since 9-11 the American people have been on high alert. Yet, the cultural wars that have occurred over the last four years, and have led many to raise money for their prospective positions. Now, should the American people focus their energy on making their streets safer, instead of challenging personal decisions that have no bearing on their economic wallets? We truly have not shown a true commitment to our own homeland security. There should not be a single street in American where you would feel unsafe after dark. Ask yourself, what would stop a person engaging in heinous acts from setting up shop there!

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