A Nation That is Responsible?

When President Obama signed into law his health care program, he said the following in a speech.

"But today, we are affirming that essential truth -– a truth every generation is called to rediscover for itself –- that we are not a nation that scales back its aspirations. (Applause.) We are not a nation that falls prey to doubt or mistrust. We don't fall prey to fear. We are not a nation that does what’s easy. That’s not who we are. That’s not how we got here.

We are a nation that faces its challenges and accepts its responsibilities. We are a nation that does what is hard. What is necessary. What is right. Here, in this country, we shape our own destiny. That is what we do. That is who we are. That is what makes us the United States of America."

It's difficult to describe such prevarication. I can only see this as more gospel from the pulpit of the priests of the new religion, Government, complementing and praising the congregation about how great they are.

People feel good when the tribal chief tells them a fairy tale about how "responsible" they are while the congregation is actually practicing irresponsibility.

The president said we are not a nation that falls prey to fear. Wrong Mister President. We are a nation of fearers. We succumbed to the fear that we might get sick and not have health insurance. We succumbed to the fear from the lies the government tells us about how others hate us for no reason. Fear is one of the greatest emotions humans have. It is bred in us from thousands of years of evolution that taught us to eat or be eaten.

Maybe you spoke the truth Mister President when you referred to us as a Nation. Maybe you meant the "Government" is responsible and willing to accept any challenge, and is filled with aspirations. I'm sure you have many aspirations on how to micromanage our lives even more.

Nations grown corrupt
Love bondage more than liberty;
Bondage with ease than strenuous liberty.
~John Milton


Charles Tolleson