Happy 4th of July America! Today is truly a great and wonderful day. It is a day that all of us can look back and appreciate why living in the U. S. is such a privilege. While you participate in cook-outs, neighborhood gatherings, and fireworks shows please take time to reflect back on how American independence came about. Think of the sacrifices that many people have made, the hard work, and relentless desire to show the world that our country is self-sufficient. I do want to challenge you with one question. Do you think that America is still independent, or have we become less reliable on our own abilities, and more reliable on outside countries?
When we become dependent on other people and other countries to provide the things we need and the things we want, and assume that our ways of life, and living standards will remain unchanged, then I think that we have set ourselves up for failure. Would you think for one moment that any country would be willing to sacrifice their natural resources, and food supplies to make sure that your family could continue to live well, if it meant that their family did not? Greed of the masses can lead to blind thinking and a false sense of security. Regardless of your religion, I think that most religions warn of putting your faith in mankind to protect and provide for your needs.
I am not saying as human beings that we can’t get along and help one another, but I am saying that their are a handful of people who want to be the richest and most powerful people in the entire world, and will use whatever means at their disposal to get what they want. How can we feel good about selling ourselves out and outsourcing 80% of our manufacturing oversees, buying things as fast as they’re made, and entrusting slick banks to take care of us when we lose jobs? Now that we are in a bind, who is around to help you out? What country do you think feels sorry for America? We still owe, and the hands waiting for their money are seen from the West coast to the East coast. Color, race and religion are not immune. Only the U.S. Government, and fortune 500 CEO’s are immune. If our country were a chess board, we would have no position but to be the pawns. It was due to many of our choices that we are where we are.
One of the great things that I love about living in America is the ability to make a change. We have the ability to correct wrong decisions, and a choice to make the right decisions. I feel empowered by those Americans before me to have the will and no-how to build toward a better future. The ability to be self sufficient, and prove the U.S. is capable of remaining the best country in the world. Sure we can do business outside the borders, but doing business that way should be a choice, not a normal way of doing business. Is it wrong to want to protect the future of my children? Is it wrong to want for them to have a choice in the future decisions of our country? I don’t think selfishness applies when it comes to being self-sustaining. But I do think a better word would be RESPONSIBLE. As long as we are being responsible and sensible, then we should have a great chance to bring back INDEPENDENCE to America.