Americanism

Wow, I’ve been working a new job for the last couple of months and haven’t had time to do much of anything but work and the Honey-Do list at the house on the weekends. My apologies.

As a frequent reader of Vox Day, of WND fame, (some will say notoriety) his article today struck a chord. And while I will quibble with the relevancy of some of Vox’s details, his summary is hard to dispute.

I have little doubt that this column will infuriate many Republicans and conservatives, millions of whom twice voted enthusiastically for George Bush. It is always painful to realize that one has been betrayed, and even more painful to discover that one has been made a willing accomplice in the destruction of that which one cherishes. You can continue to believe that George Bush is a patriotic American, though he is not. You can dismiss me as a liberal, a left-winger or a lunatic, though I am not.

The wholesale abandonment of the “conservative” principles that GW ran on is striking, and has been previously commented upon. The question is more of what is “Americanism.” The entirety of the blogposphere and most of the professional commentators would never agree on any definition just what constitutes “Americanism.” But I agree with Vox’s quote:

America was founded on the principle that it is right to sacrifice blood for liberty. It is telling that the Bush defenders make precisely the opposite argument, that it is right to sacrifice liberty in order to avoid the shedding of American blood.

I like Patrick Henry’s comment:

Is life so dear or peace so sweet as to be purchased with the bonds of chains and slavery? Forbid it Almighty God! I know not what path others may take, but give me liberty of give me death!

Liberty is not for the faint of heart.

Take Heart America