Fourth of July

Here we are on the cusp of a grand anniversary.   238 years ago the terrorist revolutionaries we call the Founding Fathers, acting under threat of death by the British Royal government , said Enough.  In 1776 there was a war on US soil for the future of the American idea.  While we have seen amazing technological strides, the government created by the Founding Fathers via The Constitution has reverted to an overreaching, overspending blob of greed, corruption and self preservation.

This is hardly the worst we've had it.  In "Team of Rivals", the excellent Lincoln biography, the viciousness of politics and self interest of men (and women) in power is laid bare.  People in power are interested almost singularly in remaining in power and in enforcing their will on others.

The cruelty of slavery was ignored by southerners whose livelihood was dependent on dehumanizing for economic gain.  Northerners were talking about the immorality of slavery but were probably more concerned with their cost of "free" labor.  Who knows or considers these times now?  Sadly, it appears that many Americans do not.  I am disappointed to no end by the video link here.

Americans fail history

Those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it.