America divided = America defeated
Mark Lowry
January 16, 2007
Poll after poll indicates as many as 80% of American citizens think their government is not effective or responsive to their will. How can that occur in a republican form of governance? Why do we fight each other when we are so much in agreement?
Poll after poll indicates as many as 80% of American citizens think their government is not effective or responsive to their will. How can that occur in a republican form of governance? Why do we fight each other when we are so much in agreement? “One of the scariest aspects of our times is how easy it is for glib loudmouths to turn us against each other, weakening the whole framework of society, on which we all depend.” Thomas Sowell -Random Thoughts January 09, 2007 The conservative voice
The American public is divided on many different issues from birth to death. There are numerous viewpoints expressed by intelligent articulate individuals of different stated political perspectives and positions that immediately foster battle to the death over ideology with those who do not agree with stated specific positions. The sad part of this paradox is they are a part of the 80% of the American public who agree with us: our government is failing us.
Common hot button positions and instant battles arise from labeling each other: Liberal-Conservative, Democrat-Republican, Secular-Religious, American-Hyphenated American, Rich-Poor, Capitalist-Communist, Elitist-Populist, Authoritarian-Libertarian, black-white and a list of other labels. We maintain an emphasis on our differences and fail to recognize strengths of our common agreed upon positions and common heritage of free governance.
Mark Twain: “Each man must for himself alone decide what is right and what is wrong, which course is patriotic and which isn't. You cannot shirk this and be a man. To decide against your conviction is to be an unqualified and excusable traitor, both to yourself and to your country, let me label you as they may.”
Confusion may arise because we as individuals do not really know where we stand on specific issues. We have no base ideological identity and rely on emotion instead of logic to decide our positions for each individual problem. We may lack clear definition of who or what our common “enemy” is and move from hating our government on some issues to loving it on others. We confuse singular positions on divisive political problems; with, coherent ideological ideals that would better promote our overall philosophy.
We must define clear coherent ideological principles we all agree on if we are to remain as a united and free people.
The one common point of agreement appears to be hatred for authoritarian elitist government. Elitism, an abomination and enemy to democracy and representative government is the single issue most of us agree on whether we recognize it or not. Authoritarian elitist government strikes at all of us regardless of how we choose to identify ourselves. We may want smaller or bigger government, liberal or conservative economic policies, more or less religious involvement, but it seems all want freedom to choose and an imperial elitist presidency defeats that freedom of choice in a government of by and for the people.
Divisions tearing the very fabric of our nation apart can not be permitted to flourish. We must join to combat defeat of America by corporate elitists who think they alone are capable of governance. We can not change the course of our nation unless we do it as one. Our elected official’s must respond to us as one on the single most important issue of our time. Elitist government representing a few wealthy can not be permitted to end this great experiment in freedom and representative government of, by and for the people.
The constitution of the United States serves as our guide and should be the focus of our attention while deciding our future. Our future is either one of freedom or enslavement. It is our choice and choose we must. Failure to act is a choice in itself.
We each need to know where we stand on this the most critical debate of our time before we start fighting over more insignificant causes. Factious debates are the source of our defeat. “United we stand, Divided we fall.” Where do you stand, Freedom or enslavement to an authoritarian elitist government intent on world domination?
Poll after poll indicates as many as 80% of American citizens think their government is not effective or responsive to their will. How can that occur in a republican form of governance? Why do we fight each other when we are so much in agreement? “One of the scariest aspects of our times is how easy it is for glib loudmouths to turn us against each other, weakening the whole framework of society, on which we all depend.” Thomas Sowell -Random Thoughts January 09, 2007 The conservative voice
The American public is divided on many different issues from birth to death. There are numerous viewpoints expressed by intelligent articulate individuals of different stated political perspectives and positions that immediately foster battle to the death over ideology with those who do not agree with stated specific positions. The sad part of this paradox is they are a part of the 80% of the American public who agree with us: our government is failing us.
Common hot button positions and instant battles arise from labeling each other: Liberal-Conservative, Democrat-Republican, Secular-Religious, American-Hyphenated American, Rich-Poor, Capitalist-Communist, Elitist-Populist, Authoritarian-Libertarian, black-white and a list of other labels. We maintain an emphasis on our differences and fail to recognize strengths of our common agreed upon positions and common heritage of free governance.
Mark Twain: “Each man must for himself alone decide what is right and what is wrong, which course is patriotic and which isn't. You cannot shirk this and be a man. To decide against your conviction is to be an unqualified and excusable traitor, both to yourself and to your country, let me label you as they may.”
Confusion may arise because we as individuals do not really know where we stand on specific issues. We have no base ideological identity and rely on emotion instead of logic to decide our positions for each individual problem. We may lack clear definition of who or what our common “enemy” is and move from hating our government on some issues to loving it on others. We confuse singular positions on divisive political problems; with, coherent ideological ideals that would better promote our overall philosophy.
We must define clear coherent ideological principles we all agree on if we are to remain as a united and free people.
The one common point of agreement appears to be hatred for authoritarian elitist government. Elitism, an abomination and enemy to democracy and representative government is the single issue most of us agree on whether we recognize it or not. Authoritarian elitist government strikes at all of us regardless of how we choose to identify ourselves. We may want smaller or bigger government, liberal or conservative economic policies, more or less religious involvement, but it seems all want freedom to choose and an imperial elitist presidency defeats that freedom of choice in a government of by and for the people.
Divisions tearing the very fabric of our nation apart can not be permitted to flourish. We must join to combat defeat of America by corporate elitists who think they alone are capable of governance. We can not change the course of our nation unless we do it as one. Our elected official’s must respond to us as one on the single most important issue of our time. Elitist government representing a few wealthy can not be permitted to end this great experiment in freedom and representative government of, by and for the people.
The constitution of the United States serves as our guide and should be the focus of our attention while deciding our future. Our future is either one of freedom or enslavement. It is our choice and choose we must. Failure to act is a choice in itself.
We each need to know where we stand on this the most critical debate of our time before we start fighting over more insignificant causes. Factious debates are the source of our defeat. “United we stand, Divided we fall.” Where do you stand, Freedom or enslavement to an authoritarian elitist government intent on world domination?
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