One of the greatest lies children are taught in school is that the American Civil War ended in April of 1865. The Civil War never ended; it just changed fronts. It's not about the color of your skin, the flag you fly, or the way you talk. The war is about one thing -- the evil people up top trying to control everybody else at the bottom.
The Civil War is ongoing and you're living it today. Think about how far you've
come in this fight, and yet you're still standing. People are trying to destroy
your kids sense of humanity, or worse yet kidnap them. You're taxed to death by
a government that doesn't give a crap about you. The car in your driveway is
long past its expiration date. The roof needs fixed, your child needs braces,
and there's a raging fire just beyond the ridge. Shady people in rooms from
countries we'll never see or hear are spying on us all day and night. Our
elders rot away over nonsensical rules in dingy hospital beds and nursing homes.
Our babies wind up in trash bags like discarded chewing gum.
I'm not sure how much more the People can take, but we've already taken so
much... and I bet we can take more. We're strong. We're hard-headed. We're
survivors. There's a reason America hasn't yet caved to the twisted clandestine
bastards at the top. We're a bunch of stubborn, ornery outcasts that come from
Forefathers who simply had enough; from slaves who braved a vast ocean and a
life of great uncertainty; from immigrants who didn’t speak a lick of English
but wanted a better life for their family. Do you know how much power your
ancestors grant you? Through your veins pumps the blood of kings and queens,
warriors and valkyries, preachers and prophets, long-distance runners and
sea-fairing sailors, farmers and bakers, and especially mothers and fathers.
You are so damn powerful… and you don’t even realize it. You
know who does realize this truth, though? Those life-sucking fiends that have
been trying to take everything from you since 1861 and beyond. They understand just
how powerful the common man and woman are, so they use subversion and trickery
to divide and conquer us. I’m not sure if most of the People will ever see
through the ruse, but I know a lot of them do already. Until my last breath, I’m
not going to stop ringing the alarm bell.
You shouldn’t stop either. Look at how far you’ve already come.
The nameless puppet-masters have thrown everything and the kitchen sink at you
and me… but we’re still here.
And the Civil War rages on, 1861 to Present.
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| "Spirit of America" -- Norman Rockwell, 1974 |
