“People shouldn't be afraid of their government. Governments should be afraid of their people.” Many of us have heard this quote from the movie "V for Vendetta", and many of us believe it. After all, is this not the exact reason Americans are guaranteed an uninfringed right to firearms? However, this is not the fear I want from my government. If our government fears an uprising, then we have already allowed them to wander too far. What the government should fear are our voices and votes. We need to be loud. We need to be firm. Politicians should fear that their actions will have consequences because the American people are watching. They should. But do they? Are the American people even watching? I can't be sure. If the American people were watching our government and seeing what I see, then why have I not been deafened by their over-whelming cries? I cannot believe how silent we are. Our forefathers would be ashamed of us. They would look us in the eyes, spit in our face, and call us lazy, spoiled, cowards. We do not deserve to even associate with such great men. America, it is time to earn your stripes. It is time to fight desperately and viciously for our God-given liberties. Not with our guns, but with our voices and votes. It is time for our government to fear public humiliation and recall because the people are watching.
Get loud America.
Get loud America.
"Liberty, the greatest of all earthly blessings -- give us that precious jewel, and you may take every thing else! Guard with jealous attention the public liberty. Suspect every one who approaches that jewel. Unfortunately, nothing will preserve it but downright force. Whenever you give up that force, you are inevitably ruined."
- Patrick Henry (June 5, 1778)
- Patrick Henry (June 5, 1778)
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