The United States: Free?

There are many honest reactions to this challenging question, and the answers are often byproducts of varying life experiences and cultural discrepancies that make us each fundamentally different.

Upbringing often plays a critical role in developing one’s outlook on life and government. A free, diverse environment full of opportunity, that stresses the importance of independence and liberty tends to breed a sense of individualism and a lust for personal sovereignty. Conversely, a strictly controlled and regulated setting is likely to incite a core sense of collectivism.

 Therefore, with regard to the initial question, one must consider whether existence in a world of independence and autonomy is more valuable than a life of subservience and conformity.

It is as simple as that.

Throughout history, many societies have attempted to answer this question through simple social experimentation. Sadly, there had not been a single human civilization that successfully created a culture of individuality and freedom until the United States formed in the late 18^th century. This resulted in a boom in the development of creative ideas, innovation, and most importantly human rights.

The U.S accomplished this incredible feat solely through the construction of a document that clearly defined the role of government in society, not by exploiting its population for the benefit of a few as many previous societies had done.

The United States Constitution is explicitly clear in describing the ideal role of government: to protect life, liberty and property, as our humanity entitles us such rights that cannot be stripped away by any army or any government.

In the United States today, the role of the Federal Government, with respect to individual and economic liberty, is becoming a hotly debated topic in mainstream politics.

With the economy in shambles, many Americans are looking toward government to solve this mess of a problem. As a result, the govt. has responded by growing in size and taking more control over our lives and freedom.

This perpetual, recurring problem will inevitably lead to the extinction of liberty and the end to our beloved Bill of Rights unless the people of America take action and fight back against tyranny at its root.

It is up to us as freedom-loving Americans to make up our minds.

 Do we want an all-embracing Federal Government that loathes the basic, fundamental principles our founding fathers fought so hard to protect?

Or will we fight for all individuals’ inherent rights; rights that are derived from our humanity, and are protected and revered under a constitutionally restrained Federal Government?