It's no secret that we are a country at a crossroads. Some say we are headed for a socialist state, others say our best days are behind us. I often ask why? Why is it we are in such a crisis? And the answers vary wildly. The most common answer is laziness, or to many people leaching off the public payrolls. Hatemongers play the race card and the illegal alien rhetoric up. Others blame big governments while their opponents blame big business. Politicians love this kind of banter, because it keeps them in power and it makes them relevant. Which is half the problem in itself. While others are more philosophical and say we've had it to good for to long and need to be reminded what it's like to fight for our freedom. I see all these things as outward signs of an inward problem.
If you take the time to read our Declaration of Independence, one thing sticks out. The people who wrote this document thought independently. The wording is full of references to "unalienable rights", "long train of abuses", "guards for future security", and "deaf to the voice of justice". These men did not follow party lines. They did not read from the script of liberal or conservative. They spoke as men who thought for themselves and others of their young nation. They were thinking on a whole new level. They wiped the slate clean and started over. They were not protecting anybody, any program, or any party. They were protecting humanity and it's right to freedom. Free speech, free pursuits, and most importantly the right to think for one's self without being told what to think by some overbearing politician or news anchor.
Our nation started it's path to crisis when we started letting news anchors, talking heads, politicians, and now even late night show clowns tell us what to think. This is the information age, never accept someone else's word on who said what. If a politician blames someone for the condition of your school district, then get on the internet and research it. If a news anchor tells some sob story about big business doing things wrong then do some research and find out for yourself. And for crying out loud, by no means fall for the late night TV clowns! The bottom line, if you want America to be great again then act like those men and women of the 1700's did. Think for yourself. Think about others in your community. Think about how the actions of your governing body affect everyone you know and make an informed decision to act based on your own thinking.
The ability to think freely is the greatest freedom of all! Please don't surrender it to anyone!
