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Sunday, September 26, 2010
Wow, a real 'Preamble' just like the old days. "...America is an idea..." Really?
An idea with nuclear weapon capacity. I think its more than an idea and "America" is NOT the only country on the face of the planet to practice the principles of LIBERTY, FREEDOM AND THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS.
Let's see. There is Canada, Great Britain, Germany, well let's just say all of Europe. Then there is St. Petersburg which may as well be Europe. There there the southern hemisphere. If South America isn't about keeping the people happy then I don't know what is. And don't forget about Australia and New Zealand. Johannesburg and all those FORMER colonies.
When one really looks at the globe. If there happens to be one on your desk, there is a whole lot of folks that practice democracy and freedom and darn well try to pursue happiness.
The pursuit of happiness really gets muddied up in the USA. It is always attached to 'status' and 'wealth.' In most of the world, including Europe, happiness doesn't come with a price tag. Health doesn't either, but, that is an entirely different subject. Or is it?
At any rate, I am a liitle miffed at the 'idea' that the country I LOVE and the historical documents I ADMIRE are being used as a method of 'political monkey business.'
So, to the content of this mess...