by Jeff Thomas, International Man:
In 1776, Thomas Jefferson was asked to create a draft for a founding document for what was to become the United States.
In his second paragraph, he said.
“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.”
So firm was the vision of America’s founding fathers that this statement represented their collective belief that the twenty-eight signatories accepted it without any change in wording.
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Could the same be said today? Do Americans possess a collective belief today?
Do Americans perceive the word “rights” collectively? How about “liberty?” Would a random sampling of Americans generate the same definition of such words?
Or, considering that most Americans who are unable to answer such simple questions as, “What state is New Your City in,” how many Americans would respond to a request to define these words with no more than a blank stare?
But why should this be?
Only a generation or two ago, Americans enjoyed educational standards that were exemplary in the world. Yet, today, it’s universally accepted that Americans have been dramatically “dumbed-down” to such an extent that a majority of high school graduates are not even proficient in simple math and grammar skills.
More worrisome is the fact that the basic beliefs of Americans have been transformed from relative certainty to being both arbitrary and confused.
Let’s look at a few of these:
Religious faith:
Most people imagine that they possess a basic understanding of right and wrong. Yet Americans often readily excuse Muslims for crimes against women, as they are merely “practicing their religion.” Similarly, rap artists can be forgiven for misogyny, as their endorsement of abuse is classified as “cultural.” Therefore, religious “conviction” actually becomes flexible depending upon whom it applies to.
Further, although roughly three-quarters of Americans see themselves as Christians, merely identifying oneself as a Christian may be sufficient to be accused of being antisemitic or racist. No logic is needed to explain this accusation; to be accused is to be guilty.
Family:
For decades, welfare has helped to eliminate marriage, as a woman receives more welfare if there is no man present. During the COVID pandemic, parents discovered that their children are being indoctrinated by schools in ways parents never approved. Further, they were routinely told that the schools had greater authority over choice of information than parents. Parents are responsible for paying the expenses of the child, but the school is responsible for deciding what the child believes.
Biology:
Here, belief becomes even more confused. Americans are told that men can be women and vice versa. All that’s required is to “identify” as the opposite gender, and it becomes an accepted fact.
But it doesn’t stop there. There are no longer two genders; there are scores of them – so many that no one can remember them all, yet young people are continually fearful that they may refer to one of their classmates as one gender, mistaking the classmate’s self-perception and inviting shame from other classmates.
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