So the USA did not come wrapped in a box with pretty colored paper and a long thick bow holding it together. There was no card attached with a meaningful heart-felt greeting for happy days. No booklet included with a list of packaged parts, required hand tools and step by step instructions on how to put it all together.
We the people did (and do) many of the atrocious acts that our founders spoke out and rebelled against and we speak out against today. In the name of our country, to "help" others find their way to believe what we believe in or to simply protect our interests, we have forced ourselves on other humans in ways that are at best uncomfortable for us to admit to or accept responsibility for. We are a flawed people.
We, like most any other country/government on this planet, are not perfect, but I do love being a part of this place and I am grateful for it. I am grateful for the freedoms we have and for founders that built a nation based on a voice for every person. Some assembly of the people is required and I hope we all know we are far from being done with the project.
The world is a vastly different place today than when the Declaration of Independence was created. The ability for any modern nation to be "independent" is being usurped by an ever increasing need for "interdependence" throughout the world.
I think it is time to realize and accept that peace and cooperation are necessary for the survival of all nations and all people. To do that , some assembly will be required.
This is the sound of me getting off the soap-box.
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