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I'm a regular American.

I've been to Canada, Mexico, and Jamaica (as far as international travel goes). Most of my life, I've been thrilled to be able to save and fly domestically for business and the occasional vacation.

I care about human beings. I care about right and wrong. I care about doing the right thing.

I drive through parts of Atlanta that look like they were invaded fairly recently. Homelessness, insane amounts of violence, and generational poverty.

Nobody in Washington DC gives a fuck. Nobody internationally gives a fuck. Death and poverty in Atlanta doesn't matter to anyone outside of Atlanta.

I pay my taxes. A lot of taxes. My money doesn't help Atlanta. It doesn't help my local community either. It helps people in far away lands that I'll probably never have the time, money, or inclination to visit.

This weekend, I'm being inundated with imagery of grotesque violence from those far away lands, and the intention is to compel me to further support more of my money and my friends in the military going abroad.

I won't do it. I will pray for those in the far away lands who are under attack. I will advocate for peace and healing... but don't ask me to call for an American intervention via my tax dollars.

I'm a regular American.