We now live in a nation where the rich and powerful are intent on destroying any chance for future generations to ‘secure the blessings of liberty’. In their minds-eye the masses are ignorant, unwashed, and incapable of self determination. They are pushing hard to turn America into a communist nation. This push follows two general lines of attack; defining the great benefits a socialist society would provide (as we see our democratic Presidential candidates doing), and the disparagement of capitalism by the press and their sycophants in the arts.
We are constantly bombarded with these messages, sometimes its obvious:
–Jesus was a socialist
–Capitalism is equivalent to slavery
Many other times it is sneaky and covert; a word here, a gentle twisting of a story, the coloring of an individuals success as a failure or harmful for the hive.
History is being rewritten in ways that are also both obvious and subtle. Consider the many monuments to the Confederate soldiers that have been ripped away. The public outcry that prompted their removal was the claim that they were emblematic of slavery. I’m sorry to inform that they were actually a tribute to brave men that believed in, and fought for, self determination. Not only have the great deeds of these men been condemned, the very act of seeking self determination is now associated with the baser instincts of man and worthy of condemnation as well.
It’s a dangerous time. We absolutely cannot trust the press, the communications infrastructure, our political ‘leaders’, or our institutions to promulgate the American Dream. Once that dream is destroyed and tossed into the ash-heap of history, where then will freedom exist anywhere on earth?