A wonderful meditation on Independence Day
From the puppy-blender himself, Glenn Harlan Reynolds writing at the
Washington Examiner:
Sunday Reflection: Three things you can do for liberty
Though many call it the "Fourth Of July," July 4 is properly known as Independence Day. It celebrates the independence of the United States from Great Britain -- or, more accurately, the declaration of that independence, which required considerable further effort before it was actually accomplished.
Today, Independence Day is generally observed by shooting firecrackers, eating hotdogs and hamburgers, and drinking beer. These are all worthwhile activities -- in these Bloomberg-prudish times, they even serve to annoy the nannyists, which is always worthwhile.
But if you're looking for ways to make Independence Day a bit more about, well, independence, then allow me to offer a few suggestions. If you like, you can put them off until July 5 so as not to interfere with the fireworks, hotdogs and beer, though if you want to email a photo of yourself eating a hotdog to Mayor Bloomberg on July 4, be my guest.
While Independence Day is about independence from Great Britain, today it's also associated with more general notions of freedom -- individual independence, not just political independence.
Unfortunately, America's political class doesn't want you independent. It wants you as dependent as possible. As the Rainmakers sang back in the 1980s, "They'll turn us all into beggars 'cause they're easier to please."
So what can you do? Everybody focuses on the 2012 elections, and those are important. But why wait? Here are three things you can do now.
What follows are three very simple actions with three very concrete results -- not if just one person acts but if several thousand people do this, these actions will get noticed.
Posted by DaveH at July 3, 2011 6:56 PM