The New Yorker (click here) is publishing the full report of the House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack, in partnership with Celadon Books. The edition contains a foreword by the magazine’s editor, David Remnick, which you’ll find below, and an epilogue by Representative Jamie Raskin, a member of the committee.
Our forefathers and mothers came to the USA for freedom. They wanted to live their lives in peace and with the right for free thought and expression of that thought. Who would know after all this time that free thought and peace would be an enemy to anyone?
1: the quality or state of being free: such as
a: the absence of necessity, coercion, or constraint in choice or action
b: liberation from slavery or restraint or from the power of another : INDEPENDENCE
b: liberation from slavery or restraint or from the power of another : INDEPENDENCE
c: the quality or state of being exempt or released usually from something onerous freedom from care
d: unrestricted use gave him the freedom of their home
e: EASE, FACILITY spoke the language with freedom
f: the quality of being frank, open, or outspoken answered with freedom
g: improper familiarity (any inappropriate or unduly intimate or informal conduct)
h: boldness of conception or execution
d: unrestricted use gave him the freedom of their home
e: EASE, FACILITY spoke the language with freedom
f: the quality of being frank, open, or outspoken answered with freedom
g: improper familiarity (any inappropriate or unduly intimate or informal conduct)
h: boldness of conception or execution
See, freedom, is a lot more than freedom of speech. Freedom is a state of being. It is the right to one's own body, movement, and any aspect of life. Freedom touches all aspects of one's life with bold intent of self-expression OR the withholding of that expression.
It is so sad to realize a segment of the American society hates freedom so much they were willing to remove the very document, the USA Constitution, that ensures and enshrines the freedom so many of our ancestors wanted and fought to institute and/or keep.
The USA Constitution is powerful. It has built a nation of people into the most secure and powerful country in the world. And the incredible aspect of the USA Constitution is that it demands peace as the pinnacle of this country's development. The idea of peace is also enshrined with the understanding of freedom, for without peace freedom is simply a word and not a method of living. Peace is necessary to fully appreciate and understand freedom.
What do you want to do with your freedom?
...But it wasn’t until Bush had a conversation with Fort Worth, Texas, painter Sedrick Huckaby that he thought to combine his interests in art and military service. “[He] suggested I paint people whom I knew but others didn’t,” writes Bush in the book’s introduction. “Instantly, I thought of painting wounded warriors I had gotten to know.”...
We all know George W. Bush had an abiding regard of the people who served our military. While the military personnel might appreciate a visit from the Commander and Chief, it was often regarded as politics and not profound respect for all that served. So, with the understanding this respect was part of the former president's idea of freedom, to express it in THE WORK of painting is a deeper understanding of his respect.
What if that expression were gone? What if it were oppressed and never even considered valuable? Would our military have a clear understanding of their standing in the American society?
The value of freedom as granted under the USA Constitution is precious and should never be taken for granted or spat upon.
Our country is great. There is a reason.
