Looking back over the past few years, we realize Americans have been through a lot, and processing the convoluted events is quite a task. A pandemic that brought a virus and medical tyranny, both components responsible for the deaths of over a million of our citizens, has changed forever the way we conduct our day-to-day lives. In addition, we endured two impeachments against former President Donald Trump, and now an ongoing impeachment inquiry into the affairs of Joe Biden. All the while, the nation struggles with major problems of poverty, broken families, an open border, mental illness, and drug abuse that cry out for our attention.
Not too many years ago we were a nation united (at least ostensibly) after September 11th—“United We Stand”—but we now appear to be a nation torn asunder due to internal partisan political strife and petty political bickering. It was Abraham Lincoln who purportedly stated, “America will never be destroyed from the outside, if we falter and lose our freedoms it will be because we destroyed ourselves.” The current state of affairs is trending that way, but let’s hope this never comes to pass completely.
In addition to internal strife, we witnessed the continued savage butchery, rape, and unspeakable war crimes perpetrated against civilians, children, and innocent people during wars of “morality.” Children brutally raped and civilians summarily executed—incomprehensible. At this point who knows where these conflicts will end, but as the world’s beacon of freedom, we cannot allow partisan politics to trump standing on the right side of history.
Yet, in spite of these tragedies, remain the eternal optimist. On July 4, 2026, we will celebrate our 250th birthday—our semiquincentennial. We are a nation that has endured two world wars, a war between countrymen, the Great Depression, and countless other challenges to our very survival. What we have experienced as a nation over the last four years pales in comparison to what many of our ancestors faced and ultimately, they were victorious.
It was Ronald Regan who in 1989, delivered his farewell address to the nation, defining his vision of America as a shining city upon a hill:
[A] tall, proud city built on rocks stronger than oceans, windswept, God-blessed, and teeming with people of all kinds living in harmony and peace.
In spite of the trials and tribulations of the last five years, his words still ring true, and we should all do our part as citizens to achieve this lofty vision. Yes, America, we have our many faults and are not perfect, but as we approach the holidays we can and should count our many blessings. Despite outward appearances to the contrary, as a nation we are truly blessed—we remain the world’s shining city upon a hill.
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A very good pice written here at TBE!
It covers about issues that are eating away at America’s character. Now I must disagree with the author on one thing;
“partisn”
Some Va Republicans
Senators
Delegates &
Governor Glenn Youngkin by their legislation they bring to the floor ARE Pro Illegal Immigration.
The individuals who voted for, signed into law and two who sat on the sidelines and refused to speak up (Lt Governor Sears & AG Miyares)
should never be elected to any representative position or hired by any State agency or Department ever again.
Folks here is Virginia’s
Illegal Alien Employment Act;
https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+sum+SB121
“Lincoln who purportedly stated, “America will never be destroyed from the outside, if we falter and lose our freedoms it will be because we destroyed ourselves.” The current state of affairs is trending that way, but let’s hope this never comes to pass completely”
“we cannot allow partisan politics to trump standing on the right side of history”
MS Jeanie,
Thank you very much for letting me post the truth about the twisted elected Representatives in Virginia and please remember;
Terry McAuliffe knew via Va State issued violations were being issued to illegal aliens, drug traffickers AND more as Unlicensed Contractors 9 months before the November 2013 Gubernatorial Election.
Trump
2024
Because we now need two walls;
The other one around our General Assembly to protect us from our elected representatives.
The things I list are not minor little issues. It has become apparently evident that the Constitutional government is not working. The uniparty in the Cesspool and the vast federal bureaucracy exist on a scale and have power that is scary…
Look what the FBI did to those poor people that they rounded up and then tried to claim that they had some vast conspiracy to take over the stupid government.
You are looking at a declining empire that is financially over extended, culturally bankrupt and sinking fast.
So blessings yeah..
For a government that was rolling out Covid tyranny… Get your VAX or lose you job or be forced out of the military… How’d that work out? They are now begging people to enlist… That shut down businesses. Stuck people with a dubious vaccine that didn’t work… No it didn’t Blue State morons… you still got Covid.
For giving Pfizer and several other companies 90 billion dollars and counting for a drug that very possibly hurt people..
For Anthony Fauci, that POS, who funded a crappy Chinese lab which then released the damn virus costing hundreds of billions of dollars..
For a government that bailed out Goldman Sachs et al… Privatizing their gain but having the public save them.
For a corporate system that is no longer what you would consider capitalism. It is a few companies that are very close to the government and the scumbags that exist there..
For a DEI education system that doesn’t educate anyone except that whitie is bad…
In God We Trust , awaken the sheep dogs
Ah… our blessings!!!
For Trillions of dollars in debt in an economy propped up by fiat money that inflates like crazy making living impossible for real people.
Feeding the federal government and its massive array of contractors who make Nova so very wealthy. That money doesn’t make it much past the beltway though.
For a weaponized DOJ that puts trespassers in jail for years til trial.. That works to STOP a candidate that it doesn’t like (FBI agent Strozk and the rest of the bastards who work in the bowels of that agency).
For no borders and massive illegal immigration
For a country where there are no Constitutional limits… the Constitution is what idiot judges decide it is… You know like our hero Roberts who said that Obamacare was a tax… not a mandate… pure baloney.
For endless wars that the MIC doesn’t win…and the cost therein
You fantasize about an America that is gone.