It’s fairly obvious that I have not “blogged” in quite a while, but at this point… I must; not because I’m bored (though that could be the case), not because of sentimental attachment to words or writing (that gets dull and tiring)… but because I need a form of expression and exercise for the mind, promoted through language, and tapped out on the keys of the computer like a mad pianist playing some Romantic Classic. E.X.P.R.E.S.S.I.O.N. of letters forming words in cohesive thought — in my case maybe not so cohesive after all, does anyone have glue by the way? — sentences structured to expand the mind and pervade the soul. What pray tell do you ask is so important as to allow me to want to express, to explain, to elaborate? Simply look above at the title of this blog… gain a sense of what is to come with this non-verbose and pensive expression of thought. Let me repeat it again, in case you are too tired to look above… My America – Reflections, Reactions, and the Manifesto of a Patriot… there is no pretension in the title, simply a few expressive points that need to be made concerning the current state of affairs of MY America, YOUR America.
The Washington Monument on Veteran’s Day (11/11).
We look at our country, OUR America, and contemplate the state of affairs concerning this world in which we live. Job loss, economy, job loss, death, job loss, pain, job loss, dreams… depression, recession… whatever you say, however you choose to categorize this time, realize that WE ALL need to unify as Americans to solve the issues; the problems… particularly the economic issues plaguing OUR country. Realize that it starts with US, simply, US… YOU, I, WE… AMERICANS. It is in tough times, hard times, that greatness is achieved… not necessarily from the top, from the upper class, the prestigious, the “powerful” factions in society… greatness is achieved from the “others,” the ones that stand in the shadows waiting for a chance to change the world with a single set of gestures that proliferate, pontificate, and propagate, thus generate a new sense of being… state… and fulfill those dreams of past generations, of US… WE… YOU… I… ME… America!
It starts with simple gestures, things that can be done in life to make society stronger… to provide unity and support for all within OUR society. These gestures don’t have to be brazen, bold, or brassy… they can be, as mention, simple… as simple as being a good person to others, assisting those that need assistance, but are too ashamed or proud to ask. You don’t have to be a Rockefeller or Carnegie to provide support, or create some grandiose philanthropic cause… just follow the “natural order,” the “natural laws” if you will, of helping your fellow man — that’s mankind ladies, not simply men –. Romantics such as Rousseau and Kant would agree that we as humans can be innately kind to one another without necessarily doing deeds to make ourselves look better; but to better society, natural society as a whole. It’s also the pop artist Andy Warhol that said “I think everybody should like everybody.” These things ring true today because it is up to US… WE… YOU… I… ME… to make America the land that it should be, the land that it was established to be.
Looking at the title… yes I asked you to look up at the title again… you see that “Reflections” and “Reactions” are an integral part of that main title. I assume that you will realize that these words resonate with this entire blog, as you have read, but the other two words “Manifesto” and “Patriot” seem lost amidst the society in which we live. Manifesto is customarily associated with Marx, Engels, and that awful word in our Capitalistic society… Communism… uh-oh, he said that, who said that, yes I said that… Communism. In actuality I’m not suggesting Communism.
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