It was the 19th of April,
1775. Day had just dawned. Tensions were mounting. History hung in the air.
A Redcoat yelled out, “Throw down
your arms, ye villains, ye rebels!” and events transpired from there. Shots
rang out, and when the smoke cleared, eight militiamen lay dead. Only one
Redcoat was harmed. The colonists determined that this wrong would be righted.
The “shot heard ‘round the world” would
eventually give rise to freedom-- and the unfurling of the “Star-Spangled
Banner.”
So, Paul Revere rode, exclaiming “One
if by land, two if by sea,” risking his life to alert his compatriots. Emphasis
on patriots.
Lexington
and Concord, and Bunker Hill, too, engendered freedom, stiffened the spine of
the oppressed, and gave hope to the world.
The
founding of America brought forth the light. The rights of the people were
natural, inherent, endowed by their Creator. They would govern themselves.
Fast
forward more than 200 years. Everything has changed. There’s less hope, more
fear. Our own elites crave ever more power, power they hope proves eternal. The
people be damned.
It was the 19th of
April, 1775. History was made. Tyranny was stymied.
Until now.
(In a sense, this piece was posted two days late. I wanted
to see what mention this pivotal moment in history received from the American
mainstream media. Sadly, but unsurprisingly, there was little or no coverage or
note of this anniversary whatsoever. You cannot hate the media enough.)
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