Posted on 09/04/2021 5:29:50 AM PDT by NOBO2012
Today’s post is an excerpt from #TransformationTuesday: Tadpole Edition, Originally posted 4-10-18
Ever wonder what made America great? I think it was the fact the country was founded by people who possessed the three defining characteristics of the Age of Enlightenment.
Reason:
Skepticism:
Individualism:
Three characteristics that are pure anathema to oppressive authoritarian regimes.
Sadly, I note, these are three characteristics growing rarer and hence more valuable with each subsequent generation of frogs.
How to boil a frog:
Place in cool water and gradually turn up the heat.
If you don’t believe me, ask the Australians.
Posted from: MOTUS A.D.
Reason:
One can only NATURALLY be a citizen when one CANNOT be anything else.
Natural born citizen = born here of citizen parents.
Endangered perhaps but still armed and dangerous.
Yup.
Endangered perhaps but still armed and dangerous.
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More like distracted and disinterested. We have become a very passive and submissive country that is content to allow government to run their lives.
If there was a Tea Party rally today it would have trouble attracting a decent sized crowd. Most people have other “more important” things to do than defending their freedom.
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