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When we understand our constitutional system of government and compare it to the actions of this administration, clearly something askew within our governing machine. This list helps us understand some of the reasons for the mess in Washington, in state capitols, and even many city governments. ~ BBB
Born in Hamburg, Germany, Boetcker was ordained a Presbyterian minister soon after his arrival in the United States as a young adult. He was ordained in Brooklyn, New York.
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An outspoken political conservative, Rev. Boetcker is perhaps best remembered for his authorship of a pamphlet entitled The Ten Cannots, published in 1916, that emphasizes freedom and responsibility of the individual on himself. (Wikipedia)
Never has Rev. Boetcker’s message been more needed!
Written nearly a century ago, you’d think it was written yesterday by some astute conservative mind. And so the political battle rages.
Boetcker also spoke of the “Seven National Crimes”: (crimes of the people!)
“I don’t think.”
“I don’t know.”
“I don’t care.”
“I am too busy.”
“I leave well enough alone.”
“I have no time to read and find out.”
“I am not interested.”
I talk to Americans everyday who offer one or more of these “criminal” excuses for not engaging in the political effort. Yes, there is corruption … in BOTH parties. Yes, things are a mess, but how will it change if We-the-People do not change it? This is the safeguard built into the Constitutional Republic in which we live. We have a say! If enough of us don’t like the way things are going, WE have the right and the ability to change things.
Is it all the fluoride in our water that mollifies us? Is it that we’re really quite comfortable? Is it that it can’t really be as bad as they’re sayin? Scarier still, what will it take to wake the American people up?
It’s easy to put forward fragments of truth and label them Truth. The rhetoric enshrined in #2 is one example. Recall that Teddy Roosevelt ran on the slogan of Trust-Busting at a time when corporate power threatened to become an oligarchy. There aren’t any ‘big men’ today. Just a lot of wealthy little men, same as the rest of us, but with no allegience to any nation.
Take it up with the author! I just posted it! 🙂 But why blame anyone then … ? The consensus that the rich are to be blamed for the rest of us NOT being rich is ludicrous! Similarly, for those in America to cal themselves “poor” is ludicrous on a global scale. Just ungrateful … that sums up our national attitude at the present!
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This is by far the best post that you have posted. Far too many americans don’t take time to read, think and get involved.
Kudos to you maam, this was just what we all needed to ponder.
Blessings on you and yours
John
Thanks John! I hope a few others read it! 🙂
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Thank you, Grumpy!