Happy July 4 - The Most (Maybe) Hypocritical American Holiday
Would Thomas Jefferson celebrate the 4th of July the same way that most Americans will tomorrow? I think not - and here is why: We tend to look at things one of two ways; we are either proud of what we create, or we are thankful for that which was created. I believe that our founding fathers desired not to create something that would exist for hundreds of years, but to create something that would continuously be created, owned, and progressed. It has been a long time since we have owned this country the way that I believe was intended in the beginning. Let me explain - In the late 1770s, the idea was pretty common throughout that the government was established in order to protect those God-given rights that were most vulnerable in the face of tyranny - either by government or by neighbor. That was pretty much the extent of it. Then you have Alexander Hamilton purpose that the government begin a central banking system and the ball starts rolling down the hill, allowing government to...