AS I SEE IT!
It is July 2, 2023, as I write this blog. It is July 2, 2023, two days before our country will turn 247 years old on July 4, 2023. (The Fourth of July—also known as Independence Day or July 4th—has been a federal holiday in the United States since 1941, but the tradition of Independence Day celebrations goes back to the 18th century and the American Revolution.)
AS I SEE IT, it is as if history is a meaningless fabrication made from the fibers of fiction, with absolutely no relevance for today, and almost as if yesterday had been some imaginary pipe dream of the newly anointed group of citizens identified as WOKE, by the Politicians who seem to be DEAD! We once referred to July 4th as a day of Independence. Bac k in the day of FREEDOM, EQUALITY, DEMOCRACY, and LIBERTY, emerged and nurtured this new nation into something welcoming and worthwhile. I am, however, not naïve enough to believe that when we became an independent nation there was an instant sense of KUMBYA because slaves had no freedom, women remained chattel, Native Americans a nuisance, and any other religion than Christianity a secret. But this Republic tried to make a difference, and since that day, some 247 years ago, many a person tried to forge forward, albeit at the consternation of those who believed and to this day, still believe that the only reason for establishing the United States, was and is for the PRESERVATION of the Caucasian Race, and the furtherance of Crusading for Christ, not anyone’s Christ, but the Christ adored by white Evangelicals.
AS I SEE IT, as an American who has been categorized as Jewish, Homosexual, and Educated, America should no longer be a safe place for me, because, of how I pray, who I love, and what I know. In two days we will place American flags on our property, light fireworks, sing the National Anthem, pound our chests, and pretend that somehow our shit does not stink. And I must wonder, AS I SEE IT, how much will WE THE PEOPLE, permit HYPOCRICY to run rampant before we realize the truth?
