On February 22nd in 1732, George Washington was born in Westmoreland County, Virginia. 130 years later, another American president gave his second inaugural address in Richmond, Virginia.
“Fellow-citizens, after the struggle of ages had consecrated the right of the Englishman to constitutional representative government, our colonial ancestors were forced to vindicate that birthright by an appeal to arms. Success crowned their efforts, and they provided for the posterity a peaceful remedy against future aggression.
The tyranny of an unbridled majority, the most odious and least responsible form of despotism, has denied us both the right and the remedy. Therefore we are in arms to renew such sacrifices as our fathers made to the holy cause of constitutional liberty. At the darkest hour of our struggle the Provisional gives place to the Permanent Government. After a series of successes and victories, which covered our arms with glory, we have recently met with serious disasters. But in the heart of a people resolved to be free these disasters tend but to stimulate to increased resistance. To show ourselves worthy of the inheritance bequeathed to us by the patriots of the Revolution, we must emulate that heroic devotion which made reverse to them but the crucible in which their patriotism was refined.”
That same devotion to defeating despotism is required today. A “remedy” has not yet been denied but the central government’s power is great, and liberty is now little understood.
The beginnings of a solution are found in the heritage represented by George Washington and Jefferson Davis, and Davis’ words on this day in 1862. Resist the “unbridled majority” even if it makes you unpopular. Focus on local and state elections. Vote for candidates who embrace all of America. Shun the racists and identitarians in both parties. Punish those who were silent in the face of the destruction of a culture. Reflect on the values of self-government and freedom. This is the moment for “increased resistance” that is visible, vocal, and local.
Our ancestors were loyal to their states, North and South. They worried about their families and neighbors. Our differences are older than the Constitution and they don’t have to be destructive. The issue is in Washington DC. The center was the creation of the states where the power of the people resides. It is a law of nature that the center will continuously increase in power and corruption if not checked. The people in the states are that check. Be that check and let us demonstrate we are “worthy of the inheritance bequeathed to us by the patriots of the Revolution.”
“They worried about their families and neighbors.”
Today the monster-men in Washington do not envision “families” nor “neighbors.” They see only “numbers.”
These same “men” pretend to cringe at the word “slavery.” But in their dark hearts they see themselves as masters of and over these numbers whom they use, bleed and pretend to represent.
Monsters is the kindest description I can paint of this ilk!