Ralph Waldo Emerson wrote in Concord Hymn (1837), “By the rude bridge that arched the flood, there flag to April’s breeze unfurled. Here once the embattled framers stood, And fired the shot heard around the world.” The phrase, “Shot heard around the world,” came to symbolize the American Revolutionary War.
Have you stopped to understand that a ragtag group of 13 colonies, no money, no real army, decided to go up against the greatest army in the world and won? These men with iron in their bellies went on to create two of the world’s greatest documents, the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution. Since then, the whole world has looked to the United States as a guiding light.
The U.S. grew in power and ability. 140 years after the Declaration of Independence was signed, the U.S. would lead the world to defeat the Germans in WWI, and again in WWII, from which the U.S. would emerge as the worlds new superpower. Since then, the U.S. has led the world through some troubled times.
Now however, according to an article in the World Tribune, “The United States will no longer seek to lead the world toward a better future but will defer to rising powers and international organizations in its relations abroad” This according to a senior State Department official.
Furthermore, the article states that Deputy Stienberg said that we are in effect redistributing power. Stienberg goes on to state that the Obama Administrations new approach is to move from the U.S. being viewed as a Superpower. As Stienberg states, the U.S. will now defer leadership to other nations, new emerging powers, this in an attempt to globalize world leadership.
In an article written in the New York Post by Rich Lowry, Lowry states that Obama sees himself ascending to power not in 2009 but in year zero. Year zero meaning that Obama wishes to wash away the sins of the past. Lowry postulates that Obama ignored verbal attacks against the United States made at the summit of the Americas by stating he was only 3 months old when certain things happened. In Obama’s mind, he was not to blame for past sins of the U.S.
In essences, Just as Obama threw Reverend Wright under the bus, so to he is throwing American history under the bus. Indeed, in Obama’s narcissistic mind, American history started the day he won the election. Hence, Obama has no problem apologizing for America. Our past, good, bad, or ugly doesn’t matter, this according to Lowry. What counts are the things that happen from his immaculate inauguration, or the crowning of Obama as America’s first king. Obama’s America is the new America, and it has a new history.
The question ladies and gentlemen, are we, the free people of the United States going to tolerate the transformation of a free and liberated nation, a nation that was the shining city upon the hill, to one of just another developing nation. Are we going to allow the dumbing down of this nation in order to level the global playing field? Are you ready to live in an 800 square feet home against your will? Are you ready to be forced to give up your cars/trucks/suv’s? Are you ready to give up the best healthcare in the world so that people in France, or Kenya can feel good because you have no more than they have? If you are, than stay at home.
If, on the other hand you do not want this transformation than you are going to have to arm yourself and fight. When I say this, I am referring to a two-sided coin. On one side, peaceful demonstrations, tea parties, and joining one of the many groups that are forming and add your voice to a rising chorus. This is the peaceful side, the side we want to see succeed. If this peaceful movement does not succeed, then I am afraid we will be forced to flip the coin. If we do not speak up as one, if we do not raise our voices to be heard in Washington DC, then the coin may indeed have to be flipped.
[...] Free thinking created an interesting post today on The Shot Heard Around The WorldHere’s a short outlineRalph Waldo Emerson wrote in Concord Hymn (1837), “By the rude bridge that arched the flood, there flag to April’s breeze unfurled. Here once the embattled framers stood, And fired the shot heard around the world.” The phrase, “Shot heard around the world,” came to symbolize the American Revolutionary War. Have you stopped to understand that a ragtag group of 13 colonies, no money, no real army, decided to go up against the greatest army in the world and won? These men with iron in their bel [...]
[...] Free thinking placed an interesting blog post on The Shot Heard Around The WorldHere’s a brief overviewRalph Waldo Emerson wrote in Concord Hymn (1837), “By the rude bridge that arched the flood, there flag to April’s breeze unfurled. Here once the embattled framers stood, And fired the shot heard around the world.” The phrase, “Shot heard around the world,” came to symbolize the American Revolutionary War. Have you stopped to understand that a ragtag group of 13 colonies, no money, no real army, decided to go up against the greatest army in the world and won? These men with iron in their bel [...]