As a young teen, I used to read those historical books (about 100 pages or less) on all of the notorious figures in history. Daniel Boone, George Washington, Davey Crocket, Brigham Young, etc. All very good reads and they lived in a world I could scarcely fathom. Real danger, real problems as they navigated nature in all her fury and they had to rely on what they could do for themselves. Ultra responsible. Our safety nets have made us complacent and lazy; just as satan would desire. And not one soul shall be lost! No ability to experience real failure due to helicoptering parents and helicoptering gubmint. This lack of drive and sense of entitlement (satan's plan), is what is causing such an epidemic of mental health issues amongst the rising generation. In giving them everything and doting on every last detail in their lives, they have developed no backbone for life. It kind of freaks me out to think of what their children will be like....
Sure, we have a tendency to gloss over any rough spots on any of these historical figures and we point out the bad things, only if there is a strong lesson to be learned. But, by and large, they tower above most of us in stature just by virtue of what they had to pass through. I remember this every time I turn up the thermostat or go grab a glass of chilled milk from the fridge. It humbles me and makes me weep for gratitude at times. We are horribly spoiled. And that is okay - so long as we remain in a repentant and humble state without having to be compelled to do so. Because God will surely do it as we round the last base to home plate on the Pride Cycle....
Here is some commentary that I have to share. I think that, often the best parts of this blog are the comments:
- AnonymousNovember 26, 2022 at 7:54 PM
Thank you for this! I’ve heard too much of the other view point and always thought it disgusting to bash the early founding fathers and cause us to lose faith in them and what they did. Awesome piece.
A perspective the Marxist Educator attempts to keep hidden:
ReplyDelete“Thank you. Happy fourth to you and hear us some history:
Slavery Founding Fathers
A Message of truth for this Independence Day weekend:
Many people do not know, (because of history revisionism by Marxist professors) that President Thomas Jefferson, the primary author of the Declaration of Independence and 3rd POTUS, was very much opposed to slavery. So much so that a huge portion of the original Declaration of Independence was written about the horrors and evils of slavery that King George had forced upon the entire English empire. Jefferson indicated that this was the primary reason, among many reasons, for declaring independence from Great Britain. Unfortunately, Georgia and South Carolina refused to accept the section vilifying slavery, and so the other 11 colonies reluctantly agreed to edit it out of the Declaration in order to preserve a united front in the quest to declare independence from the greatest military power on earth at the time. Without unanimous support of all 13 colonies, they would not have much of a chance to be able to succeed in rebelling against the King.
Yes it is true that both Washington and Jefferson had slaves. But it is also true that they were both very much opposed to slavery. What is not taught is that neither of them ever bought or sold any slaves. Both of them inherited the slaves they had along with the plantations that they inherited. Both of them wanted to free their slaves, but the laws of Virginia prohibited freeing slaves and also prohibited paying a wage to slaves. If they had broken those laws, they would have been imprisoned, and the slaves on their plantations would have been confiscated and sold by the state to to other slave holders, who no doubt would have mistreated them harshly as many slave owners did in those days. Both Washington and Jefferson treated their people with kindness and respect. None of them were ever abused or beaten. Neither of them ever sold the children of the slaves. They refused to break up the slave families. Many years later, after independence from Great Britain had been won, both Washington and Jefferson gave freedom and pensions to their slaves who wanted them. Many of them refused to leave, choosing instead of stay for the rest of their lives until their masters deaths.
In todays world, Marxists seek to destroy the true history of our founding fathers, because most of what they did was very much rooted in the teachings of God. And the main purpose of Marxist communism is to, "Dethrone God." Marxism is inspired by Satan, literally speaking, and runs 100% contrary to the teachings of Jesus Christ. Jefferson and Washington were both true believers and followers of Christ, and it was largely because of their dedicated Christian lives, of making Covenants with God and keeping those Covenants, that America was founded, won the war for independence against the greatest military might in history at that time, and became the greatest and freest nation in the history of the world, where all men and women are allowed to worship God according to the dictates of their own conscience.
I testify that what I have written here today, I know for sure and for certain to be true, despite any claims by Marxist history revisionists to the contrary. I am willing to stand by my written testimony here for time and all eternity. So help me God.
And so it is. Amen”
-Adam Ruplinger
Independence Day, July 4th, 2022
Photo is at Glacier Park, Yellowstone National Park