Back in 1776, Americans were dying. And killing.
If those Americans could travel through time to our day, they would undoubtedly be outraged that they had risked "our Lives, our Fortunes, and our sacred Honor" only to see everything they fought for lost.
Most Americans today would be perplexed by that anger. We think we are free. We think we are prosperous.
On the other hand, today's political leaders tell us that we are in a "crisis," that we're all poor, that the rich are ripping us off, that our "rights" to free medical care, high-paying jobs, and low gas prices are being trampled by corporate-controlled government. These leaders are telling us we need stronger government, more government benefits, more government control.
Leaders in 1776 were telling us we needed to abolish the government. Thus far, I would agree with America's leaders in 1776, not those in 2008.
But America's leaders in 1776 were also telling us to take up arms. Patrick Henry, were he alive today, would say something like:
Is life so dear, or "Homeland Security" so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God! I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty or give me death!
How small the number of Americans today who would really agree with those words.
I reject the call to arms, but I accept the call to defeat tyranny, slavery, and dependence.
Americans today do not believe any of the essential features of Independence Day. They do not believe that government tyranny is bad, and they do not believe in making sacrifices to preserve liberty (freedom from government).
The complete repudiation of Independence Day and everything colonial America stood for is, we are told, "Change We Can Believe In."
The repudiation of Independence Day is being advocated by both Democrats and Republicans. Both parties advocate complete dependence on government.
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