At one time I thought this country would be on earth forever. Now, I'm not so sure "We the People" want it to stay around. I have heard from more than one person that there is no country on earth that has lasted more than 200 or so years.
If you take into account we, the United States of America declared our independence on July 2, 1776 (That's when it was signed). It was adopted by Congress on July 4, 1776. That was only the start. Once we declared our independence it had to physically be won from Great Britain. In 1783 with the signing of the treaty of Paris was the Revolutionary War actually officially over. So, here we are 1783 - 1983, two hundreds years of independence. The current year is 2009, which means we have had independence for about 226 years. To some it is overdue we get our comeuppance. To some we need a good beating. To me I believe we need to look at history, not the stuff we are fed in (As Neal Boortz calls them) government schools, but honest real history. Take our lumps along with the kudos.
Why look at history? As the American Philosopher George Santayana (1863-1952) said: "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." If we don't learn from the past what have we got. How did we get where we are.
I will be commenting on current events and past events as the notion strikes me. To let you know I consider myself a conservative, not a republican, democrat, nor libertarian. I believe this country can wake up and get back to what has and will make us great.
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