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As our World Cup visitors explore our country, they are beginning to appreciate the inspiration for the \u201cAmerica the Beautiful\u201d lyrics.\u00a0\u00a0This beauty is especially abundant in flyover country.<\/p>

Read more What it takes to end a reign of terror<\/a><\/p>\n

Overall, our hospitality has also been abundant…but then there is socialist Seattle.<\/p>\n

As I type, Seattle is preparing to host a match between Iran and Egypt.\u00a0\u00a0We may be less sympathetic to the sensitivities of Iran, but Egypt?\u00a0\u00a0They are a major non-NATO ally of the United States.\u00a0\u00a0President Trump has\u00a0repeatedly praised Egypt president\u00a0Abdel Fattah el-Sisi.\u00a0\u00a0They deserve our respect and assiduous hospitality, yet Seattle is sticking a big finger in their eye.\u00a0\u00a0Specifically, Seattle Stadium (AKA Lumen Field) will fly gaudy Pride flags during the match.<\/p>\n

Even for open-minded Westerners, that seems a bit too much pride being shoved in our faces.\u00a0\u00a0Egypt is less tolerant than we and considers some aspects of prideful behavior to constitute debauchery, subject to criminal penalties.<\/p>\n

FIFA (soccer\u2019s world governing body)\u00a0issued this statement\u00a0in defense of Seattle\u2019s Pride displays: \u201cThe FIFA World Cup 2026 is an inclusive event that welcomes people from all backgrounds.\u00a0\u00a0Fans of all sexual orientations and gender identities are welcome at matches and events.\u201d<\/p>

Read more Guilt, gratitude, and the American contradiction<\/a><\/p>\n

That sort of raises the question: How many sexual orientations are there?\u00a0\u00a0I know there are various Tantric positions, but orientations?\u00a0\u00a0As for identities, I presume those with gender dysphoria don\u2019t \u201cwalk like an Egyptian.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0Gianni Infantino (FIFA president) wants the World Cup to unite the world \u2014 this is not the way to do it.<\/p>\n

Contrast Seattle\u2019s stubborn and offensive Pride to the hospitality of Lawrence, Kansas.\u00a0\u00a0That\u2019s where the Algerian soccer team are based.\u00a0\u00a0Like Egypt, the Algerians don\u2019t view prideful public indecency favorably, also\u00a0meting out harsh punishments.\u00a0\u00a0Fortunately, rather than bombard their visitors with Pride festoons and parades, the Lawrence locals demonstrated grace and appropriate manners to their guests.<\/p>\n

Arabic is a\u00a0Category IV language\u00a0(meaning it is bloody hard to learn), but God bless the workers at a\u00a0Lawrence pub\u00a0for trying in order to greet their new friends.\u00a0\u00a0Marching bands from the local school played the Algerian national anthem; community artists wove an Algerian flag.\u00a0\u00a0That\u2019s Kansas hospitality that warms the cockles of one\u2019s heart.\u00a0\u00a0No wonder many\u00a0leftists despise rural America \u2014 they have no heart, not even the bleeding kind, anymore.<\/p>\n

Our World Cup visitors are reminding us of our magnificent munificence.\u00a0\u00a0As time allows, next time I head east (from the leftist coast), it won\u2019t be a fly-over.\u00a0\u00a0I intend to drive through beautiful Kansas and the rest of our majestic hinterland, with some respite at the heartwarming pub in Lawrence.<\/p>

Read more The Netherlands \u2018euthanizes\u2019 a child under 12<\/a><\/p>\n

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