A Modern American Crisis (With Apology to Thomas Paine)

These are indeed the times that try Americans’ souls: The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot have avoided the fundamental obligations of being an American, to defend freedom and liberty. But, there are those who continue to stand and fight for these principles; these Patriots will deserve the love and thanks of the future generations. These Patriots stand not for fame or glory, they may not be remembered when the history of this time is written, but they do it because they love Freedom.

The current attempt to transform America, like hell, will not be easily conquered; yet we have this consolation with us, that the harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph. Whether people want to admit it or not, the current generations of the American people have not valued their Freedoms or Liberty, they have received these blessings too easily and unfortunately they have taken these blessings for granted. It is this preciousness that gives everything its value, whether that value is material or a principle, such as Freedom. God only knows how to set a proper price for these goods; and it would be strange indeed, if our GOD GIVEN RIGHTS, such as FREEDOM and LIBERTY should not be highly valued and protected. This current administration, with its cadre of minions, the lame stream media, unions, courts (including the Supreme Court)  and a Congress that itself violated the Constitution by abdicating its duty and thus has become completely irrelevant, have put in place a form of government that I pray most Americans would not desire but have quietly embraced.

This administration has basically declared that they have THE right not only to tax and spend but to issue edicts in the form of Executive Orders, ignoring laws passed by current and former congresses and have even shirked the duties of protecting this great country; all of these actions will bind us and future generations.

IF being bound by these edicts and laws “for our own good” against our will in this manner, is not a form of slavery, then there no such a thing as slavery. Any attempt for unlimited power, any attempt to destroy our basic Rights and Liberty, is a total disregard of the fundamental principles of America. This unlimited a power belongs only to GOD, from which all NATURAL Rights and Liberties have come.

I will not now enter into as an argument as to whether the American people have been asleep or have waited too long to get involved in the fight to save our Liberty and Freedoms; my not so humble opinion is that this takeover and fundamental transformation of America has been in process for generations, and if the American people would have realized that this was happening earlier, it would have been so much better.

Unfortunately, the people have not made proper use of the information, the technology or even the education that has become so much a part of our lives. Instead, some have allowed themselves to become a dependent state. They have become dependent on the “talking heads”, the Lame Stream Media or a T.V. or radio personalities to set their opinions and ideas. However, the fault, if there is to be one, is all their own; they have no one to blame but themselves. But all is not lost yet; with everything that this administration and an irrelevant congress have been doing or not doing, at the speed or a slowness they have been doing it is not only to transform America, but to demoralize and in turn, conquer the American people.  Unfortunately for those in power, the spirit of some American citizens has begun to surface, IT is being noticed, the enemy is now aware and is afraid of this growing spirit and they know that with time and resolution, America may recover.

I may not be the most religious person, but my feelings has always been and still are, that GOD Almighty will not give up on a people, who have maintained a belief in Him and the Rights that he has generously granted our nation, to the destruction by those who have chosen to ignore His will. Nor do I believe that He will leave us to perish under the burden of a big government, a socialist agenda, we who have so earnestly and so repeatedly sought to be the beacon of Freedom for the rest of the world. Neither do I believe that HE has relinquished the government of the greatest nation in the world, and given us up to the care of devils; I cannot see on what grounds this President, his administration, or an irrelevant congress can look up to heaven for help against us: A common murderer, a bank robber, or a housebreaker, has as good a chance as they.

I do not find it surprising to see how rapidly a panic and despair runs through the people of America. All peoples of the nations of the world, though the ages have been subject to them. Yet panic and despair, in some cases, have their use; they can produce as much good as hurt. Their duration is always short; the mind soon grows through them, and acquires a firmer commitment than ever before. But their peculiar advantage is that they are the touchstones of sincerity and hypocrisy, and bring things and men to light, things which might have otherwise lain forever undiscovered. In fact, they have the same effect on secret traitors, the same way an imaginary apparition would upon a private murderer. Panic and despair sift out the hidden thoughts and feelings of man, and hold them up in public for the world to see. Many a disguised progressive and people with agendas have been and are slowly being exposed.

I know that there are a number of us who have worn the uniform of our great country and fought against an outside enemy. During that fight, we too have experienced despair and low morale. We have seen the things that are going on in America and may wondered, has it been worth it? We have seen that America was slowly (now rapidly) changing, but we held to our cause, the cause of Freedom and Liberty. Now, a number of us are fighting again, this time against an internal enemy. An enemy that wants to completely change the country we love. The one big difference is, the people of America may be waking up and they are joining in the fight. Some realize that this is an ongoing battle and we will face some defeats, which we already have; I will not elaborate on them. I have seen that with each of these “defeats”, a form of panic and despair has slowly infiltrated the movement. Some may completely stop trying. Some have halfheartedly continued to fight. Others have even said privately, “Why bother, they (Congress) are not listening?” So, what do you do? What do you say in those quiet moments?

I will ask you to think about this: from January 1776, to December, 1776, George Washington’s army faced defeat upon defeat, and the future American people were facing panic and despair. YET they persisted and with the aid of Thomas Paine and his American Crisis 1 in December 1776 (from which I borrowed words and thoughts for this commentary), the American people rallied as did Washington’s troops. The rest, as they say, is history.

Now, are you going to be a summer soldier and a sunshine patriot who will avoid the fundamental obligations of an American, to defend Freedom and Liberty; because we have faced some defeats, like the SCOTUS decision on Arizona and Obamacare? Or will you continue to stand and fight for the principles that have made this country great? Will you take a stand and be willing to sacrifice, thus deserving the love and thanks of future generations or will you submit to the despair of a few defeats. Will you allow those defeats to determine the worth of the fight or will you pick yourself up, brush yourself off and continue to fight? That is between you and your God.

I stand with Patrick Henry when he said. “I know not what others may choose but, as for me, give me liberty or give me death.” Will you?

Semper Fi

As with this and many other posts, I wish to thank Igor, my “partner in crime”, colleague and friend for his suggestions and editing his editing skills.