A Personal Note
Before posting future newsletters, I thought it might be helpful to better explain why I’m writing them. I am not doing this to launch a new writing career or because I feel qualified to lecture anyone on what to think, or how to vote. To be honest, I’d rather keep my views to myself as I have mostly always done. These newsletters are written because there is a dangerous dark cloud covering our nation. Whether it passes over as other dangers have done, or envelopes us is yet to be realized, but there’s no question it’s there. You probably feel it too. This cloud threatens our freedom, so the luxury of silence is no longer an option (although I did consider it). It is a cloud of hate, fear and disrespect and it’s directed towards our fellow Americans and the institutions that have made us all free. It is a precursor to the authoritarian rule that will replace our democracy once enough people believe that the foundations of our nation are corrupted, and only a strong ruler can restore them. That’s not a new strategy by the way, but rather the same one aspiring dictators have always used to steal power from the people. Dictators are by nature flawed, or they wouldn’t want to be a dictator.
Future newsletters will show you the dots for this concern and how they seem connected. It has little to do with policy or party. Regardless of party, the American people are the best people on earth. But because we control the most powerful nation in history, there are those who would like to steal that power away from us and then use it to enrich themselves and rule over us. Liberty’s Call will show you the facts and let you decide. Some of you may not like what you read because you might mistakenly believe it is directed at you and your beliefs. It is not.
The danger we face is not caused by the American people or even by either political party. Instead, it’s directed by a small group of elites, radicals and extremist media that want to take over and control a party so they can eventually control you. Any Party can elevate an autocrat to power intentionally or unintentionally. Autocrats always reward them by taking away their liberty. Those who don’t think their party is vulnerable to this are usually the most susceptible.
That is why our loyalty should always be to our country and our values and not a political party. Parties are only as good as the people in them and that changes. Some people care more about power than protecting your liberty. President George Washington, in his celebrated 1796 Farewell Address, cautioned that American democracy was fragile. “Cunning, ambitious, and unprincipled men will be enabled to subvert the power of the people and to usurp for themselves the reins of government,” he warned.
I personally don’t know a single American voter who has ever expressed any preference for, or agreement with what is being hoisted upon them by some, autocracy. Not one time in my entire life. Everyone I know prefers freedom. This newsletter will attempt to cut through the nonsense and simply show you the hard facts. I ask you to look at them honestly and through the lens of the values under which you live your life, and on which this country was founded.
Most of us would prefer not to look at this danger, but that is precisely how it wins. It’s far easier to just vote your party and hope for the best. Your chosen media will help you hate or fear the other one, but it’s time to take off our party hats and just be American. This country wasn’t created by the weak in spirit nor will it continue because of them. It will continue if we remember how to exchange ideas without anger and without hiding from facts or views that make us uncomfortable. Our algorithmic media makes it harder for us to do that, but we all essentially have the same values. When we speak with honesty and listen with respect, we are reminded of that.
Not to sound redundant, but Americans select the most powerful person on earth, the President of the United States. He controls the most advanced military and deadly nuclear arsenal on the planet. He can destroy or doom earth and all 7.6 billion people on it, in less than an hour. Imagine if he answers to no one. Do you think the world is watching what we do? If you believe in a Creator, do you think He is? As someone who can now see the general proximity of the lighted exit tunnel, I can assure you I’m not looking to put deception or misguided notions on my resume. My sole purpose is your freedom. It is offered in this format to relay information and perspectives in the most respectful manner possible. You can read it or not, share it, delete it, or unsubscribe. Whatever you decide, I surely respect your right and freedom to do so.