Can America rise above its problems like the 1930's?

[WIlliam Michael]

The radio changed America in the 1930’s. Could you imagine living in a world where you were not connected to the outside world other than through the newspaper? A world without instant connectivity as our world is today.

When America was introduced to the radio a national network of transmitters connected one coast to the other as American’s, no matter where you lived in the country, started to learn about each other. American’s not only would be connected to each other, they were now connected to the outside world.

Today we couldn’t even imagine what that world must have been like. We are connected to each other in a unique way that we have now taken for granted. Early American’s in the 1930’s did not. Primitive connectivity was an evolution for a people as awareness beyond their local towns was now created, whether for good or for bad.

As the once closed world of connectivity became the open world of information, as elementary as it was, people became aware of the horrors occurring in nations around the world, such as in Germany.

Many comparisons are made between then and now, rightfully so. Sure, high employment, economic disaster, and the evolution of communication, but there are two major differences.

The first is people weren’t afraid to work. Not only were they not afraid to work, they worked hard, really hard. Imagine living in a world where there were no computers, air conditioning, malls, and fast food restaurants. There was no television, video games, cell phones, or in most cases phones as we known of them today. The world was completely different yet today we often keep making comparisons between then and now.

The second is that American’s were being introduced to global affairs such as the rise of Germany. People cared because it was new information. There was still a sense of innocence across America, though there were horrible years such as the revolution, civil war and slavery. Sure these were horrible years for our country, but there was still a sense of innocence amongst the people as the information being received was unique and hitting people at the heart because it had never done so before.

Also to be considered along these lines is that perhaps it was because the majority of people were a people of faith. This is not the kind of faith that we think of today. Rather it is a true faith. A faith that wasn’t questioned as it is today. The biggest difference between people of faith was what denomination you belonged. This faith of the 1930’s was strong and nothing stood in its way as an entire people under One God expanded a nation and created the infrastructure and industries we see today because they knew all things are possible through God.

If you take these two major differences into consideration you will see that the America of today and the America of the 1930’s are completely different.

Today we have become numb on current affairs. Nothing seems to affect us at all. The American spirit is gone. The American spirit we see today isn’t the same as the 1930’s. Today the American spirit is rooted in judgment, mistrust, hate, power, and supremacy. God is nowhere to be found and those who claim God is at the center of their lives and the groups they belong is often completely opposite of the true God. We must call this god a lower case god. This lower case god can be found everywhere coming from the lying lips of those who utter freedom and One Nation under god, through the lens of ungodly lives surrounded by pride, greed, envy, wrath, sloth, gluttony, and lust. However, we must not hate or get mad at these people because they don’t even realize what they are doing and/or creating.

American’s in the 1930’s weren’t afraid to get their hands dirty and do whatever it took to get a job or the job done. Sure, World War II woke up the entire nation and created huge industries. But seriously, what if a time of war occurred like World War II and all the comforts of our world were taken away? Would we really rise to the occasion or would we continue with the outsourcing spirit as we sit by waiting for the Government to answer all of our questions to come up with solutions?

America was the beacon of light on top of the hill, but its time has come and gone. Rather America is still up on top of the hill and its light is just about to go out as a garbage dump takes its place filled with a people who are worst than the nastiest infected blackhead anyone could ever get on his or her face.

So where do we go from here? Is it doom and gloom? We could have risen to the occasion after September 11, 2001 but we failed to do so. In recent years we could have created local jobs for the long haul through protectionism yet capitalism dictates we must continue to expand to other areas of the world due to greed.

Socialism and communism do not work. Perhaps, and only perhaps a true wake up call will happen is when everything, including the economy, completely collapses, and the lies beneath the motivations of our lifestyles are exposed for what they are. Perhaps only then, people will have no other way to look but up to realize, perhaps discover for the first time, and in many cases look beyond the pains of the past and preconceived notions of faith, that we are truly One Nation Under God as the God who would like for us to follow him, not force us to follow because we have freewill, requires a completely different way of living life not too different from the 1930’s. Of course we would need to correct the mistakes of the past and perhaps the American spirit will be sparked once again.

If history does repeat itself, we must start asking these hard questions through open debate outside the cable / television airwaves in local public arenas. The only difference is whether or not we rise out of our sloth and do what we know is right in our hearts. However, its sad to see racism on the rise as people of color are now waging a war against those who are not as the mistakes of the past are once again repeating themselves. Our leaders say whatever they need to say to get votes to stay in power.

If you are agnostic and/or atheist, I am not looking to convert you but rather I write what I am about to say to address a people who call themselves people of faith. We are all brothers and sisters under God. We are all in this together but unfortunately many of us in this category are not living as if that were the case and as a result our eyes have been closed though you don't even realize this is the case.

Early American’s truly cared and loved our country. Most importantly they loved God. Today we are indicating we do not really care about these types of issues except for one’s own personal gain whether it is for millions of dollars or a welfare check.

What do you think?

Let me know here or at DemocaryMarch.org

If not now, then when?

[Paul Arnold Browning]

NO, someone has to be tried for treason, not just one but many. This cannot be swept under the rug. Many have to pay the fiddler, and then Justice.