America the Precious
Precious: Of Great Value or High Price
There was once a place that people, downtrodden by their oppressive and ineffective governments, looked up to.
They dreamed of this place… They heard stories of its beauty.
Its majestic lakes, mountains and fields of farmland as far as the eye could see
Of its bustling, energized cities with buildings that touched the sky
Of its people with a driven, warm, humorous and charitable spirit
Of its wealth.
Of its safety and security
Its citizen rights of protection from an oppressive government…..
But like most fantasies or stories they did not know about all the shortcomings of this place.
Perhaps it didn’t matter much to them, for they understood in their wisdom that no place is Utopia.
That all countries have their dark side.
That what mattered was the system of fair governance
Based on individual rights
Protected by a cherished constitution.
They knew its history of independence based on this powerful, world changing declaration:
That all men are created equal.
They understood this is not a reality…. but an ideal.
IDEAL: EXISTING AS A MENTAL IMAGE OR IN FANCY OR IMAGINATION ONLY
An ideal that is in the process of being pursued and realized.
And as the words state: the equality is in the sense of all “men” being endowed by our Creator with certain unalienable rights:
- Life
- Liberty
- Pursuit of Happiness
How attractive is that!!!
Of course, they knew of our history of practicing and then resolving the dreaded institution of slavery. But most understood a few things about slavery.
Its has existed everywhere in the world.
THEN AMERICA CHANGED
We fought a Civil War that ultimately held our country together
And
We the People…Ended Slavery [for each soldier killed in battle 6 slaves gained their freedom and the union was preserved]
We amended our constitution to give
Constitutionally abolish Slavery
Grant full citizenship to former slaves.
Codify Voting rights
But the South persisted in their practice of superiority and supremacy over the former slaves… defying a complacent federal government and denying these legal rights to millions of black Americans
For Generations
And then, nearly a century later, our government lost much of its moral authority by the revelation of many facts including:
1. The way it conducted the war in Vietnam and the truth of Americas arrogance in Vietnam
2. The revelation of its persistent tolerance of social and institutional oppression of blacks nationally but most intense in the South..
THEN AMERICA CHANGED AGAIN
Our federal and state governments legislated numerous laws, acts and policies to aggressively correct its moral deficiencies [There are thousands of federal laws addressing civil rights, equal opportunity, equal justice, etc. [ ]
We have expanded the IDEAL of the founding to include not just “men” as stated in the Declaration of Independence.
NOW THE ENDOWMENT INCLUDES ALL CITIZENS!
This National redirection has resulted in the unending collective national pursuit of:
1. Human Rights
2. Civil Rights
Such that now we have a country where black Americans hold positions of
POWER AND AUTHORITY IN:
1. Corporations
2. Politics
3. Law
4. Education
5. Commerce
6. Business
QUESTION:
Are we continuing to pursue the ideal of delivering on the promise of our founders?
ANSWER:
Yes
QUESTION:
Are there AMERICAN CORPORATE, INSTITUTIONAL, AND POLITICAL FORCES aligned to undermine and discredit the Founders and the legitimacy of OUR American Project?
ANSWER:
Yes
QUESTION:
WHY???????????????????
Why do Those from other countries
who still dream of living in a place like America
Continue to risk their lives to be a part of our Project..
They see the beauty
The Promise
The Hope
The Truth
America is Great because it faces its Weakness
And strives to enhance our union
Our Promise
Our Ideals
By Changing Course
to find
Solid Ground
A Place of Strength
Diversity has Value
But our greatest strength and our saving grace is
A Spirit of Unity and Pride
Where that which is Precious
and Imperfect
Can retain its
Value and Beauty
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