Anyone who doesn't feel the crosses simply doesn't get that country.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Everybody has a country side to them, as I do.
We all have a cross to carry. I have to carry my own cross. If we don't carry our crosses, we are going to be crushed under the weight of it.
Life is full of borders. Some of them, once crossed, can never be crossed again in the other direction. But there are new countries to discover across every one.
The people who illegally cross into the country are from countries that have very close ties to al Qaeda, whether it's Yemen or Afghanistan, Pakistan, China. It is an absolute national disgrace.
I think many people simply feel like they don't recognize their country anymore.
Nothing means more to those in harm's way than the knowledge that their country appreciates their sacrifices and those of their families.
In a funny way, nothing makes you feel more like a native of your own country than to live where nearly everyone is not.
The cross is the centre of all this in every respect.
Maybe we are all prospective migrants. The lines of national borders on maps are artificial constructs, as unnatural to us as they are to birds flying overhead. Our first impulse is to ignore them.
I really don't feel any strong allegiance to any country.