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Written on 5 Dec 2015
Today was to be a day for remembering
the lost, respecting the brave, standing in solidarity with the wounded, and
declaring that evil shall not be tolerated. Then, things changed. Today became
a day of disclosure and revelation courtesy of those that peddle hypocrisy in
the name of virtue.
Strangely enough, I find myself giving
thanks to the main stream media. First, thank you for acknowledging the truth,
mass shootings are more than political matters. Second, thank you for
demonstrating to everyone the primary motivation of those that mean to
manipulate the dominate culture, fear of the unknown. (Of course, I’m assuming
the headlines represent more than a short-term desire for vanity and cash.)
The mass shootings
seen across America are more than political issues. They are also deeply human.
We know this to be true by intuition and belief. It’s true because in each
instance lethal force was used to commit morally reprehensible acts against
what was personally sacred. Each time, within minutes, lives were taken without
cause, parent-child relationships were ravaged, marriages were ended, property was
destroyed, and trust was violated. No subjective political fix can make right these
absolute wrongs. No call to action can become the equivalent of what was ripped
away.
The anger across America, once focused
at the state of government, is being further aggravated with fear. Angry voices
shouting for power are now being manipulated by violent actors. As a result, the
calls for a solution have changed and are getting louder. This is the political
power of terrorism.
If a government issues a performance guarantee concerning a
social issue, then that government is lying. The lie is more profound when the
guarantee requires the full corporation of exterior governments and peoples.
For the guarantee to have value, the government must force a uniform outcome
for all starting conditions. Social guarantees are not compatible with personal
liberty, social freedom, or the American way. A guarantee that is not
redeemable is of no value. Therefore, a government issued performance guarantee
is of no value.
The designers of the dominate culture
want us to believe that this is a temporary condition of the government system.
In other words, the government guarantee was not realized because somebody else
screwed it up for everyone. In our souls we know this is false. The puppet
masters, the powers that are hiding in the shadows, want us to believe that
this condition can be addressed with a rule change, their rule change. Once
changed, the guarantee is back in force. For example, enact a new gun law and
the scourge of gun violence will end, or demonize the NRA and you will be safe
again. This is madness, a magician’s sleight of hand.
We can no longer deny that the government
system designed to prevent these disasters did not perform as expected. In
fact, on more than one occasion, this very system was used to facilitate the
death we sought to avoid. This failed system is of our own making. Now, we act
like we don’t know what to do about it.
“There is no more stupid or more dangerous way of making
decisions than by putting those decisions in the hands of people who pay no
price for being wrong.” – Thomas Sowell
It’s time to abolish what does
not work, realign the basics, and smartly start again.
The Problem is Internal – It’s Us not Them
Simply stated, America is
reaping what it has sewn. The nature of the world is becoming increasingly evil.
For America to combat that evil, it must become increasingly good. However,
America has fallen short and terror has its desired effect.
The American discourse is rife with madness. Right is called
wrong. Evil is called good. Dissent is shouted down. Murder is called choice. Name
calling is commonplace. Feminine grace is shunned. Masculine strength is mocked.
Marriage is equated to a personal contract. Truth is subjective. Honor is scarce.
All permitted or promoted by the government with the consent of the People.
Over the past 40 years America
has seen remarkable change. Some change has been for doing good; whereas, some
change has been done for feeling good. Regardless of where you are on the
spectrum, it’s possible to cite examples of both and provide reason for the
distinction. Yet, the fundamental truth remains; objective truth is being
replaced with subjective opinion. In increasing frequency, feelings and
identity are being raised above morality and absolutes.
Today we live in a nation that is upside down: we abort our
next generations; we marry in haste and divorce at will; we recognize basic
needs while discouraging personal charity; we observe murder and blame
triggering; we demand equality by quota; we condone lawlessness as an act of free
speech; we appease wrong-doing to further understanding; we embrace perversion
as a legal distinction; we protect one religion as a civil right and denounce another
as moral imperative; we establish “safe space” by silencing others; we tax
everything that moves (even after we are dead); we defend other cultures as if
they are American equivalents; we advocate for solutions that disregard human nature
and long-standing ideals; we substitute laws for morality; when government
fails we reward it by make it more powerful; and the list goes on and on.
Why has this happened? The
answer has very little to do with political ideology. It has nearly everything
to do with a failure to pass down the intrinsic worth of America and Americans from
one generation to the next. The ugly truth is this, we did it to ourselves. We
are the problem.
What about the solution?
The Solution is Internal – Back to Basics
The American way of life is a privilege, not
a right.
It must be earned.
It must be purchased.
It must be protected.
Each generation must protect, purchase, and then earn,
in that order, to maintain its meaning through time.
It must be earned.
It must be purchased.
It must be protected.
Each generation must protect, purchase, and then earn,
in that order, to maintain its meaning through time.
The solution is to recover of
the American way. I am not advocating the resurrection of the past. I am
advocating for the resurgence of the distinctiveness that was described around
the world as “American goodness.” I am advocating for the renewal of the fundamental
nature of the American way of life. I am advocating for the American heritage
as a freedom loving representative republic. I am advocating for the recognition
of higher ideals that unite Americans and other peoples across all boundaries.
First, we must recognize the
need for absolute truth, objective reality.
It is a fact that good and evil exist. You cannot have one
without the other. Nor can you change the nature of one by calling it the
other.
It is a fact that Americans are human beings endowed with inherent
and transcendent value. This value is defined by our existence alone. Only the
individual can surrender their value.
It is a fact that the honor code is always applicable. The American
Code of Honor should be as follows, “I will not lie, steal, cheat, or tolerate
those that do.” Regardless of circumstance, gain, or loss, this code is always
applicable.
It is a fact that no one has the right to do what is wrong.
Second, we must secure the
primacy of the individual over the collective. In other words, the rights of
the citizen must be superior to the desires of the state. American freedom and individual liberty have their
worldly foundation in the idiom of “We the People” not “Them the Government”.
American Morals connect the citizen to what is objectively
true.
·
An American’s worship is sacred
·
An American’s life is sacred
·
An American’s earnings from labor are sacred
·
An American’s wholly owned property is sacred
·
An American’s charity (personal generosity) is
sacred
·
An American’s parent-child relationship is
sacred
·
An American’s truthful statement is sacred
Third, we must embrace the
American heritage and its uniqueness. The first duty of America is to answer
our enemies without moral ambiguity. I can think of no better foundation for
this duty than our heritage and its significance.
American Values connect the citizen to our collective
heritage and uniqueness.
·
Americans value unity, not uniformity
·
Americans value justice for all, not “just us”
for some
·
Americans value stewardship, not neglect
·
Americans value generosity, not welfare
·
Americans value liberty, not captivity
·
Americans value equal opportunity, not equal
outcome
·
Americans value self-reliance, not
public-dependence
Fourth, we must promote personal
responsibility. It is the personal responsibility of every American citizen to steward
and protect our constitutional representative republic.
Going Forward
The American way, may be
currently misplaced, but it is not lost to time. It has not disappeared, but
lies in a dormant state. It’s waiting for our call to awaken.
It’s time to act on what is
right for the sake of doing what is good. It’s time to demonstrate the power of
“We the People.” It’s time to act with the courage and conviction demanded by
the honorable chapters of our past, both private and public. It’s time to step
forward, own our circumstance, and do the work at hand.
Above all, it’s time to say with
one voice, to those that mean to terrorize us, “You have gone too far. We are
here to stop you.”
This is the American way.
Your View
I invite you to tell me what you
believe at samfrescoe@gmail.com. I am
looking forward to addressing your comments and furthering our American
discourse. Thank you. – Sam Frescoe
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