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Egypt is inspiring me to revisit our US History. Too many colonists and British stood on both sides and lost their lives, along with members of our original Nations... We need to celebrate our country's Democratic Republic and understand the price of revolution- not package it as a political or media outlet's slogan. Lives are lost at time of political revolution -courage, sacrifice, honor, integrity are the fuel fanning the fires of change. Revolution is a HUMAN issue of crisis- not a time to armchair quarterback! Egyptians dying in the streets (on both sides) are parents, children, siblings, cousins, spouses, friends, and neighbors..... PEACE - what is the price?
As an avid student of history, I am amazed at the trivializing of our country's history. The lack of thoughtfulness and true understanding of our nation's struggle to achieve a Republic (we are not a true Democracy by definition) is horrifying to me. What do we instill in our children when we do not accurately speak of the Declaration of Independence, the US Constitution or the Boston Tea Party? Do we demean those who lost their lives in the revolution as we change the reason they fought to satisfy our current political needs? Yes, we do.
There are politicians rewriting history to match their polling numbers. We should be alarmed. Capitalizing on phrases established by those courageous patriots like "Don't Tread on Me" demean the significance of those phrases. At the time of the American Revolution, citizens of the colonies had no representation in England. Since 1789, we have had free elections which allow eligible voters to fairly elect representation in the Congress. We are not at all in the same situation today as those patriots who threw tea into the Boston Harbor. It is an insult to our nation's history to throw out those phrases – people died fighting for or against those principles demanding representation in the government: They did not fight to avoid paying future taxes.
We have a viable republic in the US. We are obligated to pay taxes as a citizen of this great nation. We have elected representation by the people. We have the right to vote. Henceforth, I am calling for the ceasing of capitalizing on historical phrases just to keep a book deal alive or a media appearance catapulting in the ratings. It is historical blasphemy and a gross underrepresentation of the great patriots of our nation. The battle cries of the Palin's and Bachmann's of this country have be-smudged those cries shouted by Adams, Henry, Jefferson, and Franklin. The misrepresentation of our American Revolution, espoused by these visible and shrill women, has unfairly re-written history.
As I watch the events of Egypt unfold, I wonder how in years forward, some Egyptian will try and rewrite the events of Tahrir Square for his or her political gain? Will they use the senseless and countless deaths to make sure their book deal is more lucrative? Will they manipulate the situation to grow fear in their constituents so they can gain power in the government?
I sit hopeful and grateful that brave members of the press - risking their lives for the world and in the name of truth- are capturing the events on video. I would pay anything to have video of the American Revolution events in order to show those followers of these false prophets in Alaska and Minnesota that they are defacing our history. A picture is worth a thousand words - a picture is worth PEACE. Dear Egyptians, do not give up! We stand with you and know that your lives are worth the fight. Today I am a sister of Egypt and a daughter of history"
As an avid student of history, I am amazed at the trivializing of our country's history. The lack of thoughtfulness and true understanding of our nation's struggle to achieve a Republic (we are not a true Democracy by definition) is horrifying to me. What do we instill in our children when we do not accurately speak of the Declaration of Independence, the US Constitution or the Boston Tea Party? Do we demean those who lost their lives in the revolution as we change the reason they fought to satisfy our current political needs? Yes, we do.
There are politicians rewriting history to match their polling numbers. We should be alarmed. Capitalizing on phrases established by those courageous patriots like "Don't Tread on Me" demean the significance of those phrases. At the time of the American Revolution, citizens of the colonies had no representation in England. Since 1789, we have had free elections which allow eligible voters to fairly elect representation in the Congress. We are not at all in the same situation today as those patriots who threw tea into the Boston Harbor. It is an insult to our nation's history to throw out those phrases – people died fighting for or against those principles demanding representation in the government: They did not fight to avoid paying future taxes.
We have a viable republic in the US. We are obligated to pay taxes as a citizen of this great nation. We have elected representation by the people. We have the right to vote. Henceforth, I am calling for the ceasing of capitalizing on historical phrases just to keep a book deal alive or a media appearance catapulting in the ratings. It is historical blasphemy and a gross underrepresentation of the great patriots of our nation. The battle cries of the Palin's and Bachmann's of this country have be-smudged those cries shouted by Adams, Henry, Jefferson, and Franklin. The misrepresentation of our American Revolution, espoused by these visible and shrill women, has unfairly re-written history.
As I watch the events of Egypt unfold, I wonder how in years forward, some Egyptian will try and rewrite the events of Tahrir Square for his or her political gain? Will they use the senseless and countless deaths to make sure their book deal is more lucrative? Will they manipulate the situation to grow fear in their constituents so they can gain power in the government?
I sit hopeful and grateful that brave members of the press - risking their lives for the world and in the name of truth- are capturing the events on video. I would pay anything to have video of the American Revolution events in order to show those followers of these false prophets in Alaska and Minnesota that they are defacing our history. A picture is worth a thousand words - a picture is worth PEACE. Dear Egyptians, do not give up! We stand with you and know that your lives are worth the fight. Today I am a sister of Egypt and a daughter of history"
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