Whoever you are, I realize that you’re probably a busy person like the rest of us. So the time you’ve got to indulge yourself in more cerebral activities–reading, writing, studying–is limited.
But for a moment, I ask that you stop whatever you’re doing and think about this scenario. It won’t cost you but a few minutes of time and, who knows, it might be good for both of us.
That sounds like an advertising promise, but try it anyhow. Close your eyes for a minute and imagine that you’re: A Freedom Writer.
You are not a Republican, Democrat, or Independent. You are not too religious, but neither are you an atheist.
You are also not a political writer per se, rather, you write about freedoms. Freedoms we’re losing, incidentally.
You are not, regardless of what anyone thinks or says, anti-anything. You are strictly and passionately pro-American. The most important thing to you is your country’s welfare. And the most important thing about your country’s welfare is its freedom.
You believe in America’s principles and laws. You revere our founding fathers and appreciate the sacrifices they made in blood, sweat, and tears to create this land of independence.
To you, there is no other nation on earth that gives human beings as much freedom to use their talents and explore their potential, as America.
Now, as a Freedom Writer, you try to put these thoughts and feelings down on paper. But somehow you can’t. Too much is happening. Much of it is dangerous, The task seems to overwhelm you.
It would be one thing if America was truly at peace and all you had to do was write about what a marvelous nation this is. Even then, giving America the tribute in deserves would be tough.
But the reality is, we are, as you are well aware, in a quagmire of war, chaos, fear, and devastation. And it doesn’t matter that most of this horror is–but perhaps not for long–thousands of miles away.
Contrary to what our founders warned us about, you see more clearly than ever before how, for the past hundred years, we have gotten ourselves involved in foreign entanglements that are none of our business, and it is devouring us.
Oh, sure, the “internationalists”, you know, are trying to sell Americans on the idea that we are all part of one big world and should therefore join forces against its evils. But you see through this charade. You see the “one world” philosophy itself as perhaps the worst evil of all. That’s because, as it is practiced in the United Nations, it makes a mockery of our Constitution, draws us into a socialistic black hole, and makes us modern victims of Old World totalitarianism.
You know in your heart, that if we ever forget the agony that our ancestors went through to free us from this foreign cauldron of misery and create for us a nation of freedom and opportunity, we will have thrown in the towel on independence, rescinded our commitment to liberty, and forsaken the American dream.
But with such monumental forces arrayed against writers like you, what chance do you have of getting out your knowledge, information, and opinions? Who is listening? And if listening, who believes you? Moreover, who out there gives a damn?
If you write about Jews influencing American foreign policy (Sharon himself said, “We own America”), you’re anti-Semitic.
If you write about how we will to go to war, alone if need be, to control the supply of oil, you’re misinformed.
If you write about the stupidity of allowing illegal immigrants to flood the country, you’re undemocratic.
If you write about the unfairness of African-Americans demanding slavery reparations, you’re a racist.
If you write about the wrongness of preemptive strikes against countries that have not harmed us, you’re a traitor.
If you write about how government hides from us the information we have a right to know, you’re a troublemaker.
If you write about how America is being led down the garden path by the Tri-Lateral Commission and the Council on Foreign Affairs, you’re suspect.
If you write about how the Fed corrupts our system of finance and makes our money worthless, you’re speculating.
If you write about how fraud, waste, and incompetence, in Washington is losing us billions of dollars, you’re guessing.
If you write about the hypocrisy of the U.S. taking out dictators we once armed and supported, you’re naïve.
If you write about not calling everyone from 9/11 a hero, since they were only doing their job, you’re unpatriotic.
If you write about how the entertainment business is making debauchery an alternative lifestyle, you’re a prude.
If you write about the liberal media never giving us the other side of any political story, you’re a complainer.
If you write about watching America slowly being torn apart and see no way to stop it, you’re a doomsayer.
In short, to the unknowing, you are always wrong.
Your articles about these and other anti-American activities will invariably get one of three reactions:You will be read and laughed at; thought a nutcase and avoided; or taken seriously and whispered about.
There is, however, a fourth reaction possible, which every writer hopes for when revealing something that not one in a hundred people are aware of.
That reaction is a sort of “Aha!” experience; a sense that what the reader just learned from you was not only important and accurate, but raw, unadulterated truth.
To a political writer, that means a lot.
But to a Freedom Writer, nothing in the world means more.
“Published originally at EtherZone.com : republication allowed with this notice and hyperlink intact.”