Americans are approaching a fork ahead with one road reading future totalitarian enslavement while the other reads this way to pledge your lives, fortunes, and sacred honor.
I am hopeful your wise and timely essay will help us make the right choice.
It is only fair that every American should be taught the following about the Declaration of Independence: "In the original of the Declaration submitted to Congress, Jefferson included a 168-word grievance that England forced the abomination of buying and selling of 'MEN' on the colonies and King George forbade them from abolishing it. Attacking the slave trade would have been as much an act of rebellion against Britain as was the attack on the tea trade. Only 11 of 13 colonies would have signed, with Georgia and South Carolina refusing. It was removed."
"He is at this time transporting large Armies of foreign Mercenaries to compleat the works of death, desolation and tyranny, already begun with circumstances of Cruelty & perfidy scarcely paralleled in the most barbarous ages, and totally unworthy the Head of a civilized nation."
I wish I knew a way out--the clueless entitled fools makin' these "chants" don't realize how good they have it EVEN now in this mess've a country. I loved the Tom Jeff. deets above, fascinatin' stuff, brilliant fella; the John Adams tribute / banter is delightful--clearly two men who thought the world've each other. However, recently I wuz readin' some not-so-hot stuff 'bout Adams / fellow federalists / pushin' thru the Constitution WITH some issues that undermined the declaration an' compromised freedoms. I'm in NewYawk so it wuz nice ta hear that then-Gov. Clinton fought back hard on the early ratty-fuk-cation (pardon my French but what I read was not very good--lots of "undoin'" an' Thomas Jefferson too had issues).
Anywhoo... here's a sad tale (not hopeless but sad)...
We homeschool an' love tales of polymath Jefferson & admire the AMAZIN' Monticello (add architect ta the list of his talents). Fellow homeschoolers we know went there shortly 'fore the plandemic (not recallin' dates) an' the guides there told guests nuttin' (nuttin' good at least!) bout TJ 'cept he was a slave-ownin' hypocrite white dude that took advantage of his black mistress! They were patriots our friends an' hoppin' mad--the "woke" guides would hear nothin' 'bout the place or the man they were supposed ta honor. Their kiddos knew more than the guides. I will not take my own young'uns there til they stop the in-duck-trine-a'shun. Hope they do!
I still love this country--but what's goin' on is gettin'--dare I say--disheartenin'--thanks for the hist'ry lesson!
Probably my favorite document of the founding era. Thanks for posting this. Jefferson was an intellectual giant.
Americans are approaching a fork ahead with one road reading future totalitarian enslavement while the other reads this way to pledge your lives, fortunes, and sacred honor.
I am hopeful your wise and timely essay will help us make the right choice.
Good research. Thanks.
Just wow! This brings tears to my eyes.
Great content. Everyone should know this. What are your thoughts on Thomas Paine's contribution to the Declaration of Independence?
It is only fair that every American should be taught the following about the Declaration of Independence: "In the original of the Declaration submitted to Congress, Jefferson included a 168-word grievance that England forced the abomination of buying and selling of 'MEN' on the colonies and King George forbade them from abolishing it. Attacking the slave trade would have been as much an act of rebellion against Britain as was the attack on the tea trade. Only 11 of 13 colonies would have signed, with Georgia and South Carolina refusing. It was removed."
Crystal ball time! dang it's similar:
"He is at this time transporting large Armies of foreign Mercenaries to compleat the works of death, desolation and tyranny, already begun with circumstances of Cruelty & perfidy scarcely paralleled in the most barbarous ages, and totally unworthy the Head of a civilized nation."
I wish I knew a way out--the clueless entitled fools makin' these "chants" don't realize how good they have it EVEN now in this mess've a country. I loved the Tom Jeff. deets above, fascinatin' stuff, brilliant fella; the John Adams tribute / banter is delightful--clearly two men who thought the world've each other. However, recently I wuz readin' some not-so-hot stuff 'bout Adams / fellow federalists / pushin' thru the Constitution WITH some issues that undermined the declaration an' compromised freedoms. I'm in NewYawk so it wuz nice ta hear that then-Gov. Clinton fought back hard on the early ratty-fuk-cation (pardon my French but what I read was not very good--lots of "undoin'" an' Thomas Jefferson too had issues).
Anywhoo... here's a sad tale (not hopeless but sad)...
We homeschool an' love tales of polymath Jefferson & admire the AMAZIN' Monticello (add architect ta the list of his talents). Fellow homeschoolers we know went there shortly 'fore the plandemic (not recallin' dates) an' the guides there told guests nuttin' (nuttin' good at least!) bout TJ 'cept he was a slave-ownin' hypocrite white dude that took advantage of his black mistress! They were patriots our friends an' hoppin' mad--the "woke" guides would hear nothin' 'bout the place or the man they were supposed ta honor. Their kiddos knew more than the guides. I will not take my own young'uns there til they stop the in-duck-trine-a'shun. Hope they do!
I still love this country--but what's goin' on is gettin'--dare I say--disheartenin'--thanks for the hist'ry lesson!
I'm restocking this so more people can benefit from reading it!