Over the course of my life I have discovered that math is the most useful of all human manifestations. Others might stipulate that language would be the victor in that argument, I concede, the inability to communicate would definitely bring it all down around our feet. Consider this for a moment, I consider myself well traveled comparatively. I’ve driven to all but ten states, I’ve driven from Wyoming to the middle of Nicaragua and I’ve flown to 10 countries. The one thing that was universal and functional was math, no matter the language, a pencil and piece of paper or a cell phone where you could transcribe a series of numbers could buy you breakfast. Breakfast is good therefore math is the winner.
Simple division works like this. Three hundred million people divided by two is a war, three hundred million people divided by three is a treaty and three hundred million people divided by 50 is a republic. In the first scenario two factions are always the makings of war, nary in history have two factions made compromise and lived peacefully. The kings would always kill their opponents to ensure his continued success. Opposition was to be dispensed with. Along comes the Roman republic, a weak king was overthrown by the people and the republic was born, but all was not well. Just fifteen years into the experiment the masses threatened the aristocrats and gained access to the government. Although a democracy Rome was largely ruled by committee. The two factions managed to hold on to this arrangement for another four hundred plus years. When eventually wealth and greed were so abundant that there were those who sought to have it all and the king returned.
We’re only 248 years in since our revolution, the wealth and greed are abundant and the ruling class is looking to have it all.Our founding fathers also struggled with factions. General Washington struggled with the ineffectiveness of rule by committee. The continental congress could not hardly agree on much of anything and it most always left him in the lurch for supplies, direction or ability. Most of our revolution was calamity and it’s appropriate timing. In any case when Mister Washington became Mister President he was torn between the Federalist Camp and the Republican Camp. He knew full well the necessity of financing a country as his war effort was crippled by the lack of organized financing, a sort of donation system from those who wanted to see it through. Relying upon good will only went so far. He also knew that foreign policy was a huge issue as the enemies of the people were still antagonizing. But, he also had his fill of the ruling class that controlled his life until 1776, men who had ultimate power, men who decided the fates or successes of who they selected. Hard work taxed or stolen by a greedy king and rights assigned by class.
He knew he needed a solution to all of this and would list in the direction of the Federalists, those focused on a central government. I believe, mainly because of his military experience and the lives and suffering of great men mostly by the hand of bureaucrats in committee at the Continental Congress. He knew a nation was only as secure as it’s military and a military need financing. On the other hand he had great friends the likes of Edmund Randolph and Thomas Jefferson both staunch people’s rights advocates. Of all of the people who help to make the Republic, all would quit on him and leave him high and dry. Perhaps as the leader of the free world he just didn’t suit either side well enough to keep ‘their’ interests. All but one left of his own accord seemingly because they couldn’t get it to go their way and lost the vigor to fight for it. So to it seems for Mister Washington, at sixty-six years he was more than ready to retire and leave it to someone else.
And so, here we are today toiling with the left overs of these men who started it all so many years ago. What do we have? A government class that seeks to rule all the way down to the most local levels. Mini kings and queens that have no regard for you freedoms and mostly trying to get you to live the life they want for you. Tyrants at national levels enriching themselves in cahoots with each other, major corporations and now other governments all at the cost of you and me. Exactly the way it was in 1775 when things came to a head. The one thing that separated Misters Washington and Hamilton as Federalists from today’s Federalists is that they were staunch advocates of “limited” federal government because they knew the hearts of men who seek these offices do it for they’re own purposes whilst the rest of us are off working and doing good. Like thieves in the daylight they are bold.
Oo-De-Lally good and golly what a day! Today is the first day of forever and a good day for you to decide to make your future different. Do some simple division in your life and divide yourself from the federalists who seek to rule over you and divide yourself from the republicans who seek to isolate you. Vote for those who make you free, not those who give you things. Vote for those that support you and your neighbor not those who seek power. Vote for those that empower individuals with opportunity not those who empower with favoritism, so called rights or financial gain.
You can do it I know you can, Bud light has restored my faith in all of you! Be NOT divided, be American.
Go and be great,
Greg