We are a diversified country of people, from many origins; such as we are we represent many cultural, ethnic and religious beliefs and differ one to another in many ways. Yet we are united in our basic beliefs of freedom and liberty. We all are seemingly oppressed by the unbearable truths of our current circumstances. We have little to no control over the future of our land but rather it is in the hands of those whom govern over us. Taxes and fees for both the individual and businesses from both local powers and the supreme powers will surely continue to increase until it is insufferable for many. Those that have not already been broken by such will bear the weight of those that have fallen to feed the hunger of those that rule, until they too are in ruins. Businesses now struggling will laid to waste leaving their employed without means and those individuals will most likely lose all they have worked to gain. (That was pre-Declaration of Independence) Does that not sound like us today? It parallels our struggles today don’t you think?
History is repeating itself as we should know its progression well and we should know history’s stubbornness to repeat and yet do we not learn? Time has come to take hold of history and learn from it…learn its patterns. After which we should strangle it and cast it to the past wherein it belongs. We must take control of our future or the patterns of history will dictate it.
Our forefathers wrote our constitution in such a way that they thought they had protected us from the same dismal self-destructive paths that other societies before us. Benjamin Franklin when he was leaving the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia in 1787 was asked what type of government was formed. His response was, “A Republic, if you can keep it.” They our forefathers knew and understood the dangers because they were students of history and warned us of the pitfalls. George Washington expressed in his farewell address his concerns, and encouraged us to stay involved. Yet that ever so important address is not taught nor is the importance of such involvement expressed to us in a manner that gives us no choice. The fact is; we do not have a choice if we are to preserve our country, our freedom and our liberty. Our involvement is a must and our involvement must be more than casual but must be such that it is the predominant power governing over government. Voting is only a very small part of that involvement and we need firmly to understand that our involvement cannot stop there. We must never again become comfortable or secure in thinking that aristocrats will act in our best interest.
In a previous blog I wrote that there were two major problems in our country; one being the politicians and the other being us. I must admit that I as a citizen along with millions of others in the past and present have failed to keep the Republic and therefore failed myself and my countrymen…..but I am not alone in my failings. We are and have been the number one biggest problem…..and do include myself and take huge blame for the state of our Union. Now we must be the resolve and join together as one people united to gain back that which has been lost.
