Of course. And proud of it. In fact, we once raised a symbol to celebrate our being the center of world trade, but that symbol has since been razed.
That it was brought down in a Shemitah year is either significant or a timely coincidence.
Interesting — Though I do have to raise the question: is America a Trading nation?
I don’t mean to say the opposite of “are we isolationists”, but rather the question of if Trade is our... trade.
Certainly the corporations do trade, and many Americans work for the corporations, but this doesn’t mean that Americans in-general are Traders.
(i.e. if a country, say China, has 80% of its population making clothes that Corporation-A sells/trades and Corporation-A is not Chinese but, say, French — would it be right to call the Chinese Traders?) Moreover, consumerism [which I think more accurately describes America] is different than plying the merchant’s trade.
I am more reminded of James 5:1-4, Ex 22:21-24, and Is 58 WRT America’s problems. (These deal with the oppressed crying out to God and God hearing; pay special attn to the Exodus passage.)
Of course. And proud of it. In fact, we once raised a symbol to celebrate our being the center of world trade, but that symbol has since been razed.
That it was brought down in a Shemitah year is either significant or a timely coincidence.