Last fall during the presidential campaign, right here on my blog, I quoted a phrase from G. K. Chesterton -- kind of as a warning to any honest American who happens to stop by and read my ramblings.
In the light of recent actions from our current president, his predecessor Mr. Bush, the mainstream media, and the U. S. Congress, I feel compelled to reiterate Chesterton's warning. I will make a more general political reflection in my next blog, with a proposed solution to our economic and political crisis that is certain to offend some people. For now, here are Chesterton's words of wisdom and common sense:
If there is one fact we really can prove, from the history that we really do know, it is that despotism can be a development, often a late development and very often indeed the end of societies that have been highly democratic. A despotism may almost be defined as a tired democracy. As fatigue falls on a community, the citizens are less inclined for that eternal vigilance which has truly been called the price of liberty; and they prefer to arm only one single sentinel to watch the city while they sleep.
Slowly but surely, the liberties and rights that we have cherished as being uniquely American are being taken from us by a "nanny state" that thinks it knows how to take care of us better than we do. The current "economic stimulus" is neither economic, nor will it stimulate. It is a political weapon, and it is aimed at you and me.
Wake up, Americans.
No comments:
Post a Comment