Dear America,
you know what I'm thinking this morning...I'm thinking much of what we are witnessing today, experiencing today, enduring today, stems from having let ourselves go in America.
Initially this thought came from an unexpected candid remark of a remarkable and conservative and beautiful woman, my mom. But that's what happens, right? Something takes root inside us, we marinate on it for a little while, and just when we begin to think we have totally let it go, escaping all recollection, it rebounds off the back of our mind like a boomerang. bing.
It takes great effort, and good energy, to keep something alive, to stay in relationship, to uphold the integrity and strength of any given thing.
It's not like we can buy a home and expect it to maintain itself.
It's not like we can buy a plant and expect it to water itself.
It's not like we can bear a child and expect the darned thing to raise it's self [as a mom, I feel privileged to say things like that in an endearing way, of course.]
It's not like we can be in a marriage and expect it to nourish itself.
And we could go on and on....but will keep it to just one more:
It's not like we can live in America and expect it to honor itself, all on it's own, without every single one of us doing our duty to protect and defend and most importantly, understand, what this great land is all about.
The ideals set forth by our founders required all generations that follow to actually follow! And they knew -- because they also recognized the weaknesses of being human -- that it would be a constant challenge; "If men were angels, no government would be necessary. If angels were to govern men, neither external controls on government would be necessary." (James Madison, the Federalist Papers)
The founders counted upon the nation to maintain the integrity of the Republic by recreating an informed, educated, virtuous, and morally upright citizenry. As Madison said:
Compounding this notion with a thought from Thomas Jefferson : "Virtue is not hereditary."
Meaning, we have to work at it -- collectively and individually, we must learn and develop and maintain and dare I say, even nourish! our own virtuous life in the every day. For if we were to let ourselves go, then "no form of government can render us secure."
In The 5000 Year Leap, the author, W. Cleon Skousen, spends a great deal of time on our nation's foundation; I'm inclined to say 'America's foundation' is the red thread throughout the entire book. Everything seems to bounce back to the firm, structurally sound, reliance on good self-government in order to create a good, foundation-ally and functionally enlightened Republic to last the generations.
Not only do we in America no longer teach the ways and means of a virtuous life - - we neither model it, speak it, or defend it....in the collective, that is....generally speaking, of course.
We can't even talk about living by our virtues (and that especially goes for all the time our children spend in the public school domain) -- unless of course, we wish to be quickly labeled a fanatic, an extremist, a religious zealot.
Indeed, "a wretched situation" may be upon us.
The aim of our founders was an emphasis on creating an enlightened electorate in every stretch of the imagination, in order to keep this republic whole.
...all in for more Jefferson, all the time.
It takes work -- it takes effort -- it takes energy, to maintain a free people in a republic; we cannot expect it to grow and nourish itself.
The wretched thing is, we seem to be more disenchanted these days to do the work; or, we expect other people to do the work for us. And now, it appears, to even utter so much as one word about it, we might as well have committed an act of violence against all humanity.
Take for example Bobby Jindal, yesterday....
Oh wait... first, it all started with this -- Mitt Romney, to supporters on a recent conference call:
continue reading here.
Mitt was only calling attention to a reality created by, and for, the political life-force of progressives (we can't even call them liberals anymore).
But just how did Jindal -- aka one of his own -- respond?
continue reading here.
With all due respect, dear Bobby, the GOP is NOT the party doing the wooing and the dividing; that civic infidelity honor goes to the progressives. And it isn't anything new, by the way; they have been working this demographic bombardment for a century. How about we talk about that, Jindal?
For the Left, for the typical progressive, this kind of divide and conquer is so fundamental to their trickery and tactics, apparently, for some of us, it goes unnoticed, as if totally acceptable -- as if the Left holds a special clearance, some kind of politically-warped exception to the rule, to systematically, unilaterally (and oh so clandestine) be allowed to go there.
The problem is NOT in the governor going there. The problem is that we, the Right, behave as if we are afraid to go there.
Earth to the new reality, and to the so-called new demographics we must compete against, and to the republican establishment that wishes it were bigger, brighter, bolder just like the democrats -- find some balls, juevos rancheros, cajones, before speaking up in public. [yeah, and I don't even care if I spelled any of that wrong]
It is US - -conservatives in general, the masses in particular, and the liberals in droves -- who seem to have let ourselves go.
We have let ourselves go -- virtually without a fight for what I can see -- to those just waiting to pounce and take advantage of the unimaginable evolution of a certain wretched situation amongst us!
One of my favorites from Samuel Adams:
Perhaps Mitt stopped just shy of calling our new, cool governance "unconstitutional" -- but why not?
It is true, Bobby.
It is as true today, as it was in yesterday, in yesteryear.
[These ideas -- our Nation's Ideals] Just because we have stopped teaching it, leading with it, modeling it in every way, doesn't make it any more unreal or untrue in the real world.
we've let our Truth go, America...
that is just the sad, sad truth.
But make no mistake: Our Truth about Good Governance is not the problem; it is not the evil one. Our truth about maintaining Good Governance is by the Grace of God what has protected us, united us, and enriched us in every possible way....until quite possibly now... clearly stuck, aimlessly, it would seem, in a wretched situation.
Contrary to popular belief -- or is it just a wave of modern day mainstream propaganda -- our ideals truly do work for every one, equally under the law, in true free form.
There is absolutely nothing wrong with the foundation -- unless of course, you consider how humanity has perverted, corrupted, abridged, defiled, and defied our most precious principles, virtues, and Constitution, bringing it's very integrity into question and, ultimately, ripe for utter ruin.
other than that, let's keep on keepin' on, right?
Make it a Good Day, G
you know what I'm thinking this morning...I'm thinking much of what we are witnessing today, experiencing today, enduring today, stems from having let ourselves go in America.
Initially this thought came from an unexpected candid remark of a remarkable and conservative and beautiful woman, my mom. But that's what happens, right? Something takes root inside us, we marinate on it for a little while, and just when we begin to think we have totally let it go, escaping all recollection, it rebounds off the back of our mind like a boomerang. bing.
It takes great effort, and good energy, to keep something alive, to stay in relationship, to uphold the integrity and strength of any given thing.
It's not like we can buy a home and expect it to maintain itself.
It's not like we can buy a plant and expect it to water itself.
It's not like we can bear a child and expect the darned thing to raise it's self [as a mom, I feel privileged to say things like that in an endearing way, of course.]
It's not like we can be in a marriage and expect it to nourish itself.
And we could go on and on....but will keep it to just one more:
It's not like we can live in America and expect it to honor itself, all on it's own, without every single one of us doing our duty to protect and defend and most importantly, understand, what this great land is all about.
The ideals set forth by our founders required all generations that follow to actually follow! And they knew -- because they also recognized the weaknesses of being human -- that it would be a constant challenge; "If men were angels, no government would be necessary. If angels were to govern men, neither external controls on government would be necessary." (James Madison, the Federalist Papers)
The founders counted upon the nation to maintain the integrity of the Republic by recreating an informed, educated, virtuous, and morally upright citizenry. As Madison said:
"Is there no virtue among us? If there is not, we are in a wretched situation. No theoretical checks, no form of government, can render us secure. To suppose that any form of government will secure liberty or happiness without any virtue in the people, is a chimerical idea. If there be sufficient virtue and intelligence in the community, it will be exercised in the selection of these men; so that we do not depend upon their virtue, or put confidence in our rulers, but in the people who are to choose them."
Compounding this notion with a thought from Thomas Jefferson : "Virtue is not hereditary."
Meaning, we have to work at it -- collectively and individually, we must learn and develop and maintain and dare I say, even nourish! our own virtuous life in the every day. For if we were to let ourselves go, then "no form of government can render us secure."
In The 5000 Year Leap, the author, W. Cleon Skousen, spends a great deal of time on our nation's foundation; I'm inclined to say 'America's foundation' is the red thread throughout the entire book. Everything seems to bounce back to the firm, structurally sound, reliance on good self-government in order to create a good, foundation-ally and functionally enlightened Republic to last the generations.
Not only do we in America no longer teach the ways and means of a virtuous life - - we neither model it, speak it, or defend it....in the collective, that is....generally speaking, of course.
We can't even talk about living by our virtues (and that especially goes for all the time our children spend in the public school domain) -- unless of course, we wish to be quickly labeled a fanatic, an extremist, a religious zealot.
Indeed, "a wretched situation" may be upon us.
The aim of our founders was an emphasis on creating an enlightened electorate in every stretch of the imagination, in order to keep this republic whole.
"If a nation expects to be ignorant and free, in a state of civilization, it expects what never was and never will be.
...a crusade against ignorance; establish and improve the law for education the common people. Let our people know that the people alone can protect us against these evils [of misgovernment]."
...all in for more Jefferson, all the time.
It takes work -- it takes effort -- it takes energy, to maintain a free people in a republic; we cannot expect it to grow and nourish itself.
The wretched thing is, we seem to be more disenchanted these days to do the work; or, we expect other people to do the work for us. And now, it appears, to even utter so much as one word about it, we might as well have committed an act of violence against all humanity.
Take for example Bobby Jindal, yesterday....
Oh wait... first, it all started with this -- Mitt Romney, to supporters on a recent conference call:
“In each case they were very generous in what they gave to those groups,” Mr. Romney said.
“With regards to the young people, for instance, a forgiveness of college loan interest, was a big gift,” he said. “Free contraceptives were very big with young college-aged women. And then, finally, Obamacare also made a difference for them, because as you know, anybody now 26 years of age and younger was now going to be part of their parents’ plan, and that was a big gift to young people. They turned out in large numbers, a larger share in this election even than in 2008.”
Romney said Obama followed what he called the “old playbook” of seeking votes from specific interest groups, “especially the African-American community, the Hispanic community and young people,” the New York Times said. “In each case they were very generous in what they gave to those groups,” Romney said.
continue reading here.
Mitt was only calling attention to a reality created by, and for, the political life-force of progressives (we can't even call them liberals anymore).
But just how did Jindal -- aka one of his own -- respond?
"I think that's absolutely wrong," Jindal said. "We have got to stop dividing the American voters. We need to go after 100 percent of the votes, not 53 percent. We need to go after every single vote. ... So I absolutely reject that notion, that description. I think it's absolutely wrong. I don't think that represents where we are as a party, where we're going as a party. That has got to be one of the most fundamental takeaways from this election."
continue reading here.
With all due respect, dear Bobby, the GOP is NOT the party doing the wooing and the dividing; that civic infidelity honor goes to the progressives. And it isn't anything new, by the way; they have been working this demographic bombardment for a century. How about we talk about that, Jindal?
For the Left, for the typical progressive, this kind of divide and conquer is so fundamental to their trickery and tactics, apparently, for some of us, it goes unnoticed, as if totally acceptable -- as if the Left holds a special clearance, some kind of politically-warped exception to the rule, to systematically, unilaterally (and oh so clandestine) be allowed to go there.
The problem is NOT in the governor going there. The problem is that we, the Right, behave as if we are afraid to go there.
Earth to the new reality, and to the so-called new demographics we must compete against, and to the republican establishment that wishes it were bigger, brighter, bolder just like the democrats -- find some balls, juevos rancheros, cajones, before speaking up in public. [yeah, and I don't even care if I spelled any of that wrong]
It is US - -conservatives in general, the masses in particular, and the liberals in droves -- who seem to have let ourselves go.
We have let ourselves go -- virtually without a fight for what I can see -- to those just waiting to pounce and take advantage of the unimaginable evolution of a certain wretched situation amongst us!
One of my favorites from Samuel Adams:
"The Utopian schemes of leveling [re-distribution of the wealth] and a community of goods [central ownership of the means of production and distribution], are as visionary and impractical as those which vest all property in the Crown. [These ideas] are arbitrary, despotic, and, in our government, unconstitutional."
Perhaps Mitt stopped just shy of calling our new, cool governance "unconstitutional" -- but why not?
It is true, Bobby.
It is as true today, as it was in yesterday, in yesteryear.
[These ideas -- our Nation's Ideals] Just because we have stopped teaching it, leading with it, modeling it in every way, doesn't make it any more unreal or untrue in the real world.
we've let our Truth go, America...
that is just the sad, sad truth.
But make no mistake: Our Truth about Good Governance is not the problem; it is not the evil one. Our truth about maintaining Good Governance is by the Grace of God what has protected us, united us, and enriched us in every possible way....until quite possibly now... clearly stuck, aimlessly, it would seem, in a wretched situation.
Contrary to popular belief -- or is it just a wave of modern day mainstream propaganda -- our ideals truly do work for every one, equally under the law, in true free form.
There is absolutely nothing wrong with the foundation -- unless of course, you consider how humanity has perverted, corrupted, abridged, defiled, and defied our most precious principles, virtues, and Constitution, bringing it's very integrity into question and, ultimately, ripe for utter ruin.
other than that, let's keep on keepin' on, right?
Make it a Good Day, G
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