Will the American revolution hold firm for freedom, individuality, religious liberty and "justice for all?" *

This is not a random question. One only has to live overseas to know our new world is different, and better than the old world from the common citizens’ point of view. Since most of us are common citizens, this is a big deal. Our evolutionary path since the “greatest generation” won WWII and left their country to the present generations has become acrimony, career politicians, much frustration at all local, state, and federal levels of government, and even the criminalizing of politics. Perhaps this evolution is human in nature, but perhaps it is old world and hard to guess, or explain. But certainly it is unsatisfactory. What seems astounding is that the revolutionary goals in 1776 seem quaint and anachronistic, yet in fact they are the most socialistic goals any society and culture can aspire to achieve. Where the evolution that made the 1776 goals seem old, and what is pandered to these days seem trendy in 2007, is a simple abomination by the people on the wrong side of the evolution since WWII. It is time for corrective action.

Complaining is easy. As easy is being a self-appointed and self-annoited do gooder in the environmental political gig. Getting out of any mess is harder. Yet things may be simpler than one might think. Rather than future leaders wasting their time focusing on correcting the errors of our past political leaders, just elect American leaders who will focus on the future. And ignore all the silly media and pundit reports that tend to cherry pick and sensationalize any thing to generate income. Over time things will sort out just fine. The political dinosaurs need to be voted out and sent down the dust bin of history. A good guess is that within two decades we will have leaders closer to 1776 ideals, they will have appointed or drafted worker bees who think like them, and the end of the politics of personal destruction will bring back the best and brightest to go forward to our new world future. All this may have already started, but certainly the elections of 2008 are a way to continue. One can dress all this up by saying common citizens can take back their country. Rather one can say common citizens can elect politicians that are our country. And most of American bureaucracy is on board with all this. Talk about a win-win!

* http://www.bachlund.org/