As I get older, and learn more of our history, and observe the daily events which quickly become history, I am convinced that Americans are destroying America.
In our complacency, and civic laziness WE are allowing the fabric of our nation to fray, and be violently torn asunder. Many may blame an odious government, but they fail to recognize that since the beginning of America, WE have been the government. In our republic it has been our constitutional right and duty to elect representatives. Our forefathers were brilliant to understood that a democracy is nothing more than mob rule, and an erratic system of governance ruled by emotion and poll numbers. However, in a republic, men and women honestly represent the interests of the people. Unfortunately, as the industrial and agricultural power of our nation grew, moneyed interests and their lobbyists began to influence the votes of elected representatives. Then, unions were formed to counter the influence of the money barons by pressuring legislator votes to reflect their best interests. Next, progressives flexed their muscle, and promoted the public treasury as the legitimate means to provide assistance to citizens unable or unwilling to be responsible for their selves and kin. Finally, the federal government became convinced it could best serve the people by building an empire of agencies to micromanage the affairs of it's citizens. In this process WE have seen our founding government principles, Judeo Christian value system, and "exceptionalism" erode. Too many politicians have been purchased by lobbyists and special interests groups, and WE the people have had our best interests be damned. Our duly elected representatives have become champions to those offering the largest contributions to their re election campaigns or personal fortunes. Most of our legislators are millionaires or more, and consistently exempt themselves and their friends from many stupid laws and excessive taxes legislated on WE the people.
Our external enemies need only wait patiently while WE allow our nation to crumble from greatness. Many Americans have been so preoccupied with their amusements and self gratification that they have willingly become sheep. It's too easy to follow leaders who are like bright and shiny pennies. Thinking and challenging the common sense and fairness of politicians and their laws has gone out of fashion. For many, it's become too mentally and emotionally challenging to speak beyond the easy cliches, and weary old axioms spewing forth from fountains of ignorance within our culture. How often do we hear, " I'm a -----crat/ican because my daddy was a -----crat/ican, or those damn -----crats/icans are nazis or commies."
Our Constitution stipulates very few legitimate activities for the federal government. Paramount is the defense of our homeland and it's national interests. However, from Pearl Harbor to 9/11/2001, and Benghazi there have been too many failures in this critical area. Yet, with alarming speed, WE have allowed government to waste our national treasure, and poke it's long nose into far too much of our business. What the hell good or with what constitutional authority is the federal government doing in our systems of education, communication, transportation, food production, healthcare, energy production, private enterprise, entertainment, sports, religion, climate control, personal relationships, etc. etc., etc., ad nauseam.
If you feel your future descendants deserve a better America than what happening; get off your ass, raise hell, and do something to prevent our further slide to serfdom and national destruction. It's WE the people that are required to act. It's not him, or those guys over there, its me and you who must vote and body slam the political class back to serving the legitimate needs of WE the people.
CONSIDER:
"I didn't attend the funeral, but I sent a nice letter saying I approved of it." MARK TWAIN
In our complacency, and civic laziness WE are allowing the fabric of our nation to fray, and be violently torn asunder. Many may blame an odious government, but they fail to recognize that since the beginning of America, WE have been the government. In our republic it has been our constitutional right and duty to elect representatives. Our forefathers were brilliant to understood that a democracy is nothing more than mob rule, and an erratic system of governance ruled by emotion and poll numbers. However, in a republic, men and women honestly represent the interests of the people. Unfortunately, as the industrial and agricultural power of our nation grew, moneyed interests and their lobbyists began to influence the votes of elected representatives. Then, unions were formed to counter the influence of the money barons by pressuring legislator votes to reflect their best interests. Next, progressives flexed their muscle, and promoted the public treasury as the legitimate means to provide assistance to citizens unable or unwilling to be responsible for their selves and kin. Finally, the federal government became convinced it could best serve the people by building an empire of agencies to micromanage the affairs of it's citizens. In this process WE have seen our founding government principles, Judeo Christian value system, and "exceptionalism" erode. Too many politicians have been purchased by lobbyists and special interests groups, and WE the people have had our best interests be damned. Our duly elected representatives have become champions to those offering the largest contributions to their re election campaigns or personal fortunes. Most of our legislators are millionaires or more, and consistently exempt themselves and their friends from many stupid laws and excessive taxes legislated on WE the people.
Our external enemies need only wait patiently while WE allow our nation to crumble from greatness. Many Americans have been so preoccupied with their amusements and self gratification that they have willingly become sheep. It's too easy to follow leaders who are like bright and shiny pennies. Thinking and challenging the common sense and fairness of politicians and their laws has gone out of fashion. For many, it's become too mentally and emotionally challenging to speak beyond the easy cliches, and weary old axioms spewing forth from fountains of ignorance within our culture. How often do we hear, " I'm a -----crat/ican because my daddy was a -----crat/ican, or those damn -----crats/icans are nazis or commies."
Our Constitution stipulates very few legitimate activities for the federal government. Paramount is the defense of our homeland and it's national interests. However, from Pearl Harbor to 9/11/2001, and Benghazi there have been too many failures in this critical area. Yet, with alarming speed, WE have allowed government to waste our national treasure, and poke it's long nose into far too much of our business. What the hell good or with what constitutional authority is the federal government doing in our systems of education, communication, transportation, food production, healthcare, energy production, private enterprise, entertainment, sports, religion, climate control, personal relationships, etc. etc., etc., ad nauseam.
If you feel your future descendants deserve a better America than what happening; get off your ass, raise hell, and do something to prevent our further slide to serfdom and national destruction. It's WE the people that are required to act. It's not him, or those guys over there, its me and you who must vote and body slam the political class back to serving the legitimate needs of WE the people.
CONSIDER:
"I didn't attend the funeral, but I sent a nice letter saying I approved of it." MARK TWAIN
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