America: Then, Now, And In The Future

 

War. Nuclear weapons. Terrorism. The “Religion of Peace.” $39 trillion debt. Unsocial media. Fraud. Corruption. Lies. Hoaxes. Mainstream media, Big Education. Always more fraud, corruption, lies and hoaxes. Russian-collusion. COVID-1984. Lockdowns. Remember what they did to you? Or tried to? Artificial intelligence. Real ignorance.

It can’t end like this. We can’t let it. We owe it to ourselves and our children. And theirs.

Folks of my age remember growing up in an era when people in many areas of the country didn’t lock their doors at night. As kids, we ate lunch and our parents told us to go outside and find something to do, but be back in time for dinner. So we rode our bikes all over, feeling like kings. We were free. Some of us played wiffle ball or boot hockey. Some of us lucky enough to live near a lake went fishing or borrowed a kayak. We built tree houses and explored nearby fields and woods. As we got older, we went to drive-in movies. We had our first beer…and our first kiss. We were invincible, our whole lives ahead of us. Getting stronger every day. It was magnificent and we knew it. When we were free. It taught us how to make the right choices…like nothing else could. Ironically, being allowed to be kids in this way turned us into grown-ups quicker than if our every movement and thought was tracked and recorded. Over time, we began to gather wisdom. All of us who grew up that way remember it well. And, for those of us who have had serious health issues—and/or have “suddenly” become elderly— my God, it hurts how much we remember. We can’t ever go back to those halcyon days when everything worked and nothing hurt-- and everything was possible. Times have changed. There’s no changing that.

But we can do everything in our power to give our children the best life possible, one without constant fear of assault, declining standards of living and life expectancy, and government overreach. We must make the founders proclamation that we all have the right to life. Liberty, and the pursuit of happiness real again. We must do this for them. The uniquely American dream of buying a home, some land, and a modicum of privacy must not end here and now. So help us, God.

So how do we really Make America Great Again?

First, let’s look at what got us to the state we are in today, as therein may lie the answer: Evil uses ignorance and misplaced tolerance to destroy the good. Today’s Democratic-Socialist Party, the mainstream media, their accomplices in Big Education, Islam, along with sundry other far-left and/or anti-American activists, utilize this truism in their incessant attempts to bring down America (and the West in general).

The antidote? Don’t let them. Oh, sure, Eric, but how? Never agree with a lie. Never even stay silent when one is directed your way. Call, write, email, and text your representatives. Let them know your thoughts. Don’t look the other way. Don’t be afraid of condemnation. Don’t go along to get along. That is neither kind nor Christian, in fact at some point it is the road to perdition. Never miss a vote.

I am sick to death of the infighting amongst alleged conservatives: Megyn Kelly vs. Mark Levin, Tucker vs. reality, etc., etc. It is embarrassing and counterproductive. A true patriot would have better things to do.

              If we let it all slip away, it will be permanent. Our freedoms, once lost, will never be able to be fully recaptured or restored, in part due to what Churchill once called the “lights of perverted science.” Today that means the omnipresent cameras, “smart homes,” social media, and the rapid onslaught of Artificial Intelligence. More to the point, if the Democrats prevail in the upcoming midterms, the United States will immediately devolve into a one-party state and stay one until the sun expires. It will no longer be exceptional, but will join the ranks of so many other impoverished and totalitarian nations around the world, nations that offer no hope to any other.

And, at that point, it will be far too painful to remember the way we once were. Far too painful.

In the meantime, appreciate all you have, as it- and you- will soon be gone. Leave no heartfelt words unspoken, no sweet gesture incomplete, no act of love undone. Love your spouse with passion and abandon, your kids with patience and understanding, but also a firm guidance. Love also the truth, no matter how hard it may seem to be to do so. If pursued by enough people with enough courage, it really will set us free.

(And don't forget, we didn't ask to be born. We didn't create ourselves. We are not gods. There is a higher power.)