“We hold these
truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are
endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life,
liberty and the pursuit of happiness--That to secure these rights, Governments
are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the
governed…” And so it was that our forefathers set us upon a course of action
that would lead to the United States of America, a nation where we have stood
together for 245 years.
Ancestors on both
sides of my family were here in 1636… 140 years before these words were written
and 153 years before our Constitution formally bound us together into a nation
of states. We resolved ourselves to secure the blessings of our freedoms and
our republic for the protection of our posterity, and off we ventured into the wars,
trials and tribulations that have led us to this time of national distress.
The ties that once
firmly held us together are frayed. Our
inner passions, once focused on preserving this great nation, are rapidly
decaying into greed, corruption and other self-serving agendas. Civil discourse has become a thing of the
past, as our religious foundations and principles have eroded. In fact, the
unity we once enjoyed has decayed into belligerent disagreement over just about
anything and everything.
This decline
brings us to the point of frequent riots, pillaging, looting, burning, rape,
murder and outright disregard of the laws we so revered just a few years
ago. We’ve become a nation divided by
race, religion, education, wealth, profession, politics, gender and national
origin. Our divisions have become so vitriolic that the gun and ammunition
manufacturers can’t keep up with the demand as we “arm up” and prepare for what
we see as the forthcoming collapse of our government and our society… and
probable anarchy.
I think it’s time
we got a grip on what we are doing to ourselves.
That’s MY
AMERICAN OPINION, respectfully submitted.