Posted on 12/28/2023 1:38:14 AM PST by spirited irish
The only real solution I can see is if we end all immigration for at least a generation (and remove illegals). People would start seeing America as a nation and not just an “economic zone” since they were born here and so were their parents. They’d have an interest in maintaining the country and might even care about its history a bit.
LOL, so after years of thinking TJ meant the philosophical ideal of seeking after virtue, I heard just the other day a different explanation, that he meant the pursuit of property.
Interesting.... so then I thought maybe it was like St Paul’s thorn, which seems to be interpreted as each person’s own personal fault, like I thought it was a quick temper, but someone else thought it was gluttony, etc. A biblical Rorschach test, if you will.
So I finally *looked it up* — what a concept, right? And it turns out that some people agree with me, and some with the other interpretation.
And who knows, maybe Jefferson was happy to have found a way to put two ideas into one set of words!
Thanks for the explanation, FRiend.
America definitely has become an anti-Christian nation. We’re already reaping the consequences. If we turn back to God we won’t collapse. Personally I don’t see America turning around, and collapse is inevitable. But if that’s what it takes for people to wake up then it’s worth it.
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