Like a Crack Head Brother

The song 'God Bless America' by Irving Berlin starts off with "God Bless America, Land That I Love". This morning I read a news item on the internet about someone shooting someone else over a playstation. After reading it, I paused for a minute. For some reason the words of Berlin's song came into my mind. I'll tell you, sometimes I have to question that second phrase, "Land that I love". I know that I still love it, but I can't help but think I must be like someone who has a crack head for a brother. They have to still love him regardless of how disgusting and problematic he becomes. "God bless America, crack head brother that it's become."