As an eternal optimist who embraces Truth and Hopes for a better future, it feels rather odd to be using a negative headline to achieve a positive conclusion.
However, these are no longer
normal times.
It is true we are the only world
superpower left standing. It is true we
do not have the burden of thousands of years of history to overcome.
Not to diminish the unfair
and inhumane treatment of the Indigenous original Americans in our history and
the continuing problems they face today, the fact is today over 95% of
Americans came from somewhere else.
For comparison purposes,
China, India and Russia among others have been conquered and reconquered over
the centuries and today their population includes thirty-eight percent of the
world population. Yet the vast majority of
their current population are the original inhabitants.
America is 95% immigrant or
descendants.
Most major nations are just
the reverse, 95% native.
We are wealthy beyond belief
with the highest standard of living in the world. No one can match our military strength or
technology dominance. As for American ingenuity,
innovation, imagination and extraordinary Pride, it stands alone in the world.
Yes, we have had our share of
evolutionary problems in society, but we achieved unparalleled success in
religious freedom and tolerance, protecting individual rights and equal
opportunity, abolishing slavery and class distinction for the most part, and
fixed most problems encountered.
The most shining example of
our success is also our greatest present dilemma. Too many people from outside of America want
to immigrate to America. No other nation
on Earth Faces the same challenge. How
ironic, the only nation of immigrants has an immigrant problem as well.
In light of all this good
news, what is the problem with America?
It could never be stated
better than the words of Our beloved President Abraham Lincoln.
"Shall we expect
some transatlantic military giant to step the ocean and crush us at a blow?
Never! All the armies of Europe, Asia, and Africa combined, with all the
treasure of the earth (our own excepted) in their military chest, with a
Bonaparte for a commander, could not by force take a drink from the Ohio or
make a track on the Blue Ridge in a trial of a thousand years. At what point then is the approach of danger to be expected? I
answer. If it ever reach us it must spring up amongst us; it cannot come from
abroad. If destruction be our lot we must ourselves be its author and finisher. As a nation of freemen we must
live through all time or die by suicide."
We are a nation conceived of
liberty, under God, and we stand as a beacon of light to the world. That is God’s expectation of us.
Only an “erosion” of our
freedoms and principles can undermine our standing and example to the world,
and that “erosion” must come from within.
So why do we seem to have the
most unhappy, spiteful, hateful, depressed, distraught people on Earth?
Well perhaps we should take
the time to find the Truth behind the misery.
Our dilemma is certainly a cause for concern. We really must make repairs before the cancer
is allowed to grow and spread devouring us from within, just as Lincoln warned.
Make no mistake, there are a
lot more good things than bad things that can be said about America. But a cancer has a resistance to good. It starts with just one cell and quickly destroys
the strongest of bodies.
If you are concerned about,
curious about, or want to help America’s future first you must find truth. Ask yourself the following questions.
What has America’s wealth, strength,
technology and power done for you?
Are you healthier?
Are you smarter?
Is your life expectancy
rapidly extending?
Have you eliminated financial
problems?
Have you broken free of
deadly addictions?
Has crime been stopped and
you feel safe?
Has hunger been wiped out?
Are people more civil?
Are people more ethical?
Is sexual exploitation ended?
Is immorality stopped?
Do you have a home?
Can everyone afford to be
good?
Are your rights and freedoms
protected?
Are bias and hate gone?
Are you safe from an invasion
of your privacy?
Did harmful, wasteful, or
unhealthy foods get abolished?
Have wars finally stopped?
Surprised by the result?
Remember, little problems
become big fast. Just last month a tiny
electrical spark in California burned more
than 150,000 acres, destroyed almost 19,000 structures, killed 86 people, displaced
50,000, damage is in the billions of dollars and it will take a decade to
rebuild.
For more read my upcoming series
of four articles titled “The Enemy from Within.”
You will find it at: https://coltonspointtimes.blogspot.com/
They consist of the
following:
- Artificial Intelligence – God of the Digital
Empire
- Politics, Political Parties
and Self-Preservation
- Futility of Freedom of the
Press
- Overreach of the Wealthy – The Invisible Wrecking Ball of Humanity
