As we are approaching the 235 years of the Revolution I wonder what happened to the spirit of the Revolution? This country has forgotten the spirit that moved the colonies to become independent. The colonist refused to import goods from England, they sacrificed the finer things of life to make a statement of independence rather than submit to the taxation of the King. They were willing to make their own clothes, brew their own ale, and grow their own food to be free from British control. They wanted to be free.
Today, we have lost the spirit of sacrifice that gave us liberty and freedom. America has a greater love for material things than a love for liberty. We are more interested in keeping up with the Joneses than in the indifference to the corruption of our society. This corruption has extended to the every aspect of our culture- government, education, and religion.
We have failed to maintain the traditions that made this country great. Traditions like keeping out of the affairs of other nations, that debt is a bad thing, politicians should be limited in number, public service does not give entitlement to the office holders, and that government not be expanded. Today, we meddle in the affairs of every country, we are trillions in debt with no ability to pay, government is the largest employer and government employees are the most entitled group in America--so much for American traditions.
We have forgotten the tradition of separation of power. The Justice Department was to act as a check against the impulse of Congress and Executive Branch to disregard their constitutional boundaries. Today, the Judicial Branch justifies every liberal law that infringes upon the liberties of its lawful citizens and makes it unlawful for citizens to seek to regain some of the freedoms we have lost. The Executive Branch disregards the Legislative Branch and the Legislative Branch has become a slave master to the people they were elected to protect.
The spirit of the Revolution has disappeared in the indifference of our present society. The spirit of liberty was born from the desire of independence, isolation from the outside world, the dependence on individual resources and the love of freedom. Today we are faced with a culture that has very little to do liberty and freedom. We have become a dependent society, slaves to debt and bankrupt in morals and a constantly meddling in the affairs of others.
With the politics of corruption, the decline of morality and the loss of freedom, we no longer have the spirit of the Revolution. The moral corruption of our elected officials has put their mark on a society that has forgotten liberty and freedom. Politicians like John Edwards, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Anthony Weiner only punctuate the loss of the true American spirit. Our society has stooped to the lowest common denominator in moral behavior, politicians have made public education a national disgrace, major corporations have placed profit over national security and the voice of conscience once declared by the Christian churches has been silenced by prosperity and political correctness. In 235 years we have forgotten not only the spirit of the Revolution but the desire for liberty and freedom.
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