It’s Labor Day in America. A time to pause and celebrate work, productivity, problem solving and the value of a nation built upon boundless ingenuity so long as we tend the flickering flame of liberty and freedom.
No other nation on earth was ever conceived on the principle of allowing people to manifest their own destiny, while keeping government out of their lives. The vision, the premise and the purpose, was to allow you the freedom to determine your place in life; and even, at any time, change that determination and strike off in an entirely new direction.
Our labor and aspirations would not be pre-determined by caste, tier, creed or social status; but rather by our personal vision for our own future. The right of self-determination.
Labor day is a time to reflect on the value of work; the great personal benefit of endeavors achieved; the pride in accomplishment -regardless of scale- amid this thing we call life; and all of these considerations have absolutely nothing, not-one-thing, to do with the money we assemble in the process.
What is the current value of a former seed that became a tree nurtured toward its continued maturity over decades? What was that seed worth at the time it was planted? We can only see the value in hindsight many years later. What value lay in the blood at Fort McHenry?
The job, per se’, was simple. Hold the flag-pole in place. Keep that representative flag held high, no matter the cost. And yet, that cost, my God THAT COST, could it ever be quantified appropriately? A simple yet consequential task that expressed the fullest measure of devotion to the underlying premise, freedom. America!
Several years ago, Florida Power and Light won the prestigious international Edward Demming Award for excellence in multi-platform engineering, efficiency superiority and total quality in the process of energy management.
However, the scruffy rednecks did not blow every PhD intellectual out of the water with slide rules, CAD programs, articulated and quantified quality improvement processes and engineering acumen. They did it with hard hats and dirty fingernails.
Because they lost the award, the jaw-agape Japanese spent 6 months visiting and reviewing FPL and later published a 1,000 page study essentially saying FPL “wasn’t really good, they were just lucky.” You see, the reviewers couldn’t actually quantify the reason why the Florida-based energy company was so successful. In response the FPL field leadership laughed, took out magic markers and wrote on the back of their hard hats: “WE’RE NOT GOOD, WE’RE RUCKY.”
A few years later, every single Kuwaiti oil field was blown up by Saddam Hussein. Global analysts and think-tanks proclaimed it would take 5 years to cap them all off and restart the Kuwait oil pumping industry. Well, the Kuwaiti’s and Saudi’s called Texans, who had them all capped and back in working order in 6 months.
We are a nation that knows how to get shit done.
A few more years pass, and the Northern Chile mine workers were trapped two miles underground. The eyes of the world began to tear as the word spread. Most began to whisper no one could save them. Who did they call for help? A bunch of hick miners from USA coal country who went down there, worked on the fly, engineered the rescue equipment on site, and saved everyone of them.
Yup, that’s our America. Ingenuity born from freedom.
Across the pond a half-breed Islamic whack job, armed with an AK-47 and a goal to meet his virgins, began opening fire on a train in France. The scruffneck Americans on board didn’t run to the nearest safe room and hide themselves amid baguettes and brie. They said, “let’s go”, and beat the stuffing out of that little nut with a death wish.
Legion d’Honneur or not, that’s us. That’s just how we roll.
Lady Liberty can stroll along the Champs-Elysées with a swagger befitting Mae West because without her arrival, they’d be speaking German in the Louvre. Yet, for the better part of the past decade, a group of intellectual leftists have been teaching our children that it’s better to be sitting around a campfire eating sustainable algae cakes and picking parasites off each other; because ‘save the planet’, or something similarly minded. It would appear, they hate the outcomes and inequities from freedom.
So we get to today, and right now those who wish to “fundamentally change” our nation are waging a full frontal assault against our constitutional republic. The bombardment seems overwhelming.
Leftist city and state leaders have abandoned rule of law in favor of supporting a mob effort to destroy our sense of national unity. Political activists, left-wing ideologues under the guise of democrats, and a host of media allies are conducting information warfare on behalf of their objective. Big tech social media companies are attempting to remove the voices of those who are fighting back.
There is a great deal of purposefully driven anxiety and fear amid our nation as this multi-faceted internal war takes place. However, there is a primary element to this effort that each person can shield themselves from, and act to counter. We are, yet again, in Fort McHenry.
Do not let your sense of self succumb to this assault. Do not let them win the battle for your peace of mind.
It might, heck, -check that- it does seem overwhelming at times. But that is the nature of this collectivist strategy. That is the purpose of this bombardment. We must hold strong and push back against their lies and manipulations. If you look closely at their attack, it is weak and much of it is psychological bait. Do not fall into the trap of despair.
When we share the message, “live your best life”, it is not without purpose. Every moment that we allow the onslaught to deter us from living our dreams, is a moment those who oppose our nation view as us taking a knee. Do not allow this effort to succeed.
You might ask yourself how can I, one person, a flea looking into a furnace, retain an optimistic disposition while all around me seems chaotic and mad.
That’s the point; it ‘seems’ chaotic and mad because it has been created to appear that way. There are more of us than them; they just control the systems that allow us to connect, share messages and recognize the scale of our assembly. We cannot comply our way out of tyranny.
Every second that you live your life with thankfulness for the abundance within it; every moment that we CHOOSE to engage with fellowship; every day that we accept guidance from God – however you define him to be; and every moment we cherish this time to be a beacon of optimism; is a moment that we withstand that barrage and hold the flag in place. It is a genuinely patriotic position not to succumb to the attack.
If you allow yourself to be drawn into crisis and despair, you allow them to win. If your center of normal is based around this overwhelming onslaught, you will eventually concede liberty in favor of peace. Once we stop living in liberty, we no longer have peace.
It is time to hold that flagpole again. To remember the reason the seed was planted. To cherish the tree of liberty.
We must withstand this onslaught, any onslaught, and rally to the origin of our true national spirit. We must rally to a standard of Americanism and accept this is not that. In essence, we must individually take a stand. Purposefully, deliberately and with forethought, we must engage those around us to get rid of this sense of foreboding.
This approach is how we win the larger battle. Again, it seems simple, but keeping that flag standing tall requires the heart of a lion and dirty fingernails.
All around us, in every tribe and region, there are people who need you to show them the strength that you have. Strength of spirit. Strength of fellowship that you will not relent from expressing. Lead your children, your children’s children, and the children of community with an unwavering and steadfast example.
No matter what noise is shouting from the loudspeakers we must withstand it; you must withstand it. We must make eye contact and remain joyful.
We cannot allow despair to be the status quo; and we cannot allow a generation to experience a world without joy.
Our nation needs more people like you, right now. Don’t wait… engage life. Resolve to get optimistic however you need to do it. Then let that part of you shine right now. This is how we fight.
Hold up that flag; give the starter smile. Rally to the standard you create and spread fellowship again. God knows we need it.
Yes, when I hear President Donald Trump say, “Let’s Make America Great Again”, I also hear the familiar echo “cowboy up” people.
Git ‘r done.
It’s high time we stop being embarrassed about our exceptional American nature, and start being proud of it again.
Because when it matters most, when it really counts, when it’s really needed, there’s a whole bunch of people all around this world of ours that are mighty happy when swagger walks in to solve their problems.
Yeah, this Labor Day let us recommit to “Make America unapologetically Great Again”.
Swagger on, MAGA!
Speaking of git’r done, that’s a great message to send to every single GOP elected official that’s mouthing off and sounding bold while producing nary a tangible result.
https://www.dailywire.com/news/congressman-who-served-in-afghanistan-bidens-actions-meet-constitutional-definition-of-treason
There is a solid roundup of teh news from Afghanistan, and ways on how to help teachers expose themselves as pervs and g00fballs. Led off by a tribute to coal miners and other laborers this Labor Day. The site author links to the TREEHOUSE.
Plus there is a hilarious comparison of AOC and Katie Hill to 2 broke girls.
HERE’S THE link.
https://howtobeyourowndetective.com/
Trying to comment, but so heart breaking.
I Can’t
Thank you Sundance for the reminders!
May God bless you Sundance! And may God bless America!
I beg everyone to read the works of Eric Hoffer.
Eric was an autodidact (self-educated) laborer who loved America and the working man.
Hoffer recognized that America was built by and for the common man, the working man. The people, the true people of America have no need, no patience for elitists. Self-proclaimed elites know this, and elitists inside and outside of America hate America. You can elect an Obama as your President, but it will not abate the contempt he and other elitists hold for the country he leads. America is the one great experiment in true democracy, in governance by the common man. It may never be repeated.
Ayaan Hirsi Ali has a new video via Prager U and it’s excellent.
https://www.dailywire.com/news/watch-what-radical-islam-and-the-woke-have-in-common
I don’t know why some people keep saying radical Islam when moderate Islam is an oxymoron.
Agree.
If you truly want to understand Islam, read the Koran. It’s all there, it’s all explained, read it and see for yourself. Don’t take other people’s words for it, read it for yourself and make up your own mind.
Bravo! Standing O! This is going front and center to be read each day after my special time with the man up stairs. My grandmother always told me to not wait and see what needs to be done, just look around there is always something that you can do. Start in your neighborhood and go from there. God Bless America and Thanks again Sundance!
Breaking News!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Enhanced Unemployment benefits for the china plague are ending today.
There’s going to be millions of P.O.ed people that feel that that extra money was a right. Buydem is trying to figure out how to blame President Trump.
Now that’s a good Labor Day!
Amen. The Bible says you don’t work you don’t eat.
Wonderful to hear!
Due to the company I worked at selling off the branch organization I directly worked for, I was sent into early retirement a few years ago. Now I am 65 and am getting social security, something I worked for since I was 15 years old, and found out I cannot work while I am 65 or it will mess up my social security. Apparently I can work all I want once I hit 66, but at 65 the entire system will break-down or sum such junk (covidesque thinking I guess).
Since I know many small businesses in my small town are really struggling due to lazy slugs sitting at home getting uncle joe’s hand-outs instead of going to work, I have been “volunteering” a lot.
I volunteer and work at multiple businesses for free when a business is struggling due to lack of staff. It is interesting to do, I meet a lot of new people, and I feel like I make more money not making money, just knowing I might have helped a small business stay in business for another day.
Thank you Sundance I needed that happy labor day to you and yours R.D.
Well, it seems we’re living rent free in their little minds. They’ve asked for it. Reminds me of my reckless past; eating mushrooms for a giggle. I still twiddle my thumbs and think, “I know something you don’t know.” If it wasn’t so sad and despicable, I would still feel sorry for them. But I choose not to.
“No other nation on earth was ever conceived on the principle of allowing people to manifest their own destiny, while keeping government out of their lives. “
And herein lies the problem with having illustrious forebearers. It makes one like a potato.
The best part of you is underground.
Bless you Sundance for rallying the troops (again)! Just what’s needed as I run into the firefight again (this weekend with the liberal element of my dear husbands’ family). Living my best life (unmasked, unvaxxed, with purpose, in Christ)!
I will not comply with anything the resembles tyranny! Now go to war!
Proud D.A.R.
Audie Murphy, by the way..
After his Military career, he became a popular actor in Westerns.. His movies are continuously on cable TV.. Love my Westerns!
To Hell and Back.
A protege of Jimmy Cagney.
Like Jimmy, a small, fierce man .
Audie died in a plane crash. Celebrities, in that era, so often died in plane or car crashes.
Audie Murphy was truly in a class by himself. For years the U.S. Army did everything they could think of to try to figure out what made Audie Murphy who he was, because he was such a unique, one of a kind, fearless, automatic, no-holds-barred enemy killing machine.
JMO: He loved his country and he wasn’t going to let the nazis destroy it on his watch. He was in the fight for the duration…..no end until the nazis folded under the unconditional surrender.
Audie Murphy hunted for his family, to put food on the table. So did Alvin York. I think this made a big difference in marksmanship. The results speak for themselves.
Him and General Ike were both from Texas……. Denison, Texas for Ike,
Kingston, Texas for Audie…….. about 50 miles apart.
on top of a burning tank no less
Amen!
Be a proud American in every way. Just like all of the crises we’ve faced over the centuries our great country will rise again. Keep the faith, be the happy warrior and we will prevail.
MAGA!
What used to be…
Thank you for constantly bringing my thoughts back from the ‘important’ to the necessary. Love and hugs.
O God, at whose word man goeth forth to his work and to his labour until the evening; Be merciful to all whose duties are difficult or burdensome, and comfort them concerning their toil. Shield from bodily accident and harm the workmen at their work. Protect the efforts of sober and honest industry, and suffer not the hire of the labourers to be kept back by fraud. Incline the heart of employers and those whom they employ to mutual forbearance, fairness and goodwill. Amen. Happy Labor Day to all here.
https://twitter.com/EmeraldRobinson/status/1434906833349664770
Yes, I remember watching the news report on TV as a big ol’ brawny man, a U.S. coal miner wearing a hard hat, walked up to the drill, cut a plug of tobacco to his mouth started the monster he would commander to rescue the miners.
I had tears as that piece of machinery was the one that made the difference in rescuing the Northern Chile miners.
I remember the speech from the Chilean president afterwards. Reagan-esque. Wished we could have traded Obama for him on the spot.
Well said and well met, Bravo Sundance!
The time is upon us for yeoman’s work!
It’s our turn!
Let’s ride and git ‘r done!
Well, Well, Well…
Look what was just announced!
Dear Republicans and Friends of Liberty,
The Sauk County Republican Party cordially invites you to our upcoming “Election Integrity” Pints & Politics event.
Please join us at the Lime Ridge Art Asylum, located at 308 Maple St. Lime Ridge, Wisconsin, Wednesday, 22 September, 6:00PM
Get the most accurate updates on multiple efforts to restore integrity to our Election Process in our Great State.
Hear and ask questions of several speakers, as candidates for various 2022 Offices, discuss the need to fix this critical, yet, unresolved issue.
But Wait, there’s even more!
We are offering a Pulled Pork Sandwich Buffet by “Branding Iron Roadhouse” and
Wine Tasting by “Mead King Small Craft Meadery”
Bring your friends, neighbors, your in-laws, your out-laws, even total strangers!
We sincerely hope to see you there for this important event.
Respectfully Yours,
Yes! And thank you!!!??????????????????????????
Happy Labor Day Mike Pence
^^^ LOVE THAT! ^^^
I want to be around to see you eat mud.
We are a country that knows how to get shit done! Now its time for us to start getting shit done in this country again. Its time to pick ourselves up by the boot straps and really get back into the fight. Its time to reclaim our destiny and our birth right as a free and sovereign people.
Happy Labor Day, Treepers. I gotta work tonight. Shift starts at 6:30pm. No problem, I think I got enough sleep and have enough food in the lunch sack to get me through the night.
God bless.
Heh, I have a new Manager. He’s been on unemployment for a year…because he could. As best as I can tell, he spent his time fishing in local ponds, letting his hair and fingernails grow, and getting stoned, while those of us working for less in these abysmal circumstances paid for his year-long vacay.
You can imagine what it’s like to suddenly have a guy like this as your new boss. Labor Day isn’t what it used to be.
Frag the little snot first chance you get.
I can certainly understand your concerns. I’ve seen some real doozies take over management positions in jobs I’ve held in the past. That’s what I like about working night shifts. I have very little interaction with administrators and supervisors; they usually leave around 5-5:30 pm. They don’t come in unless there’s a complaint and State is contacted. Those of us working nights try to take care of the residents to the best of our ability; the hard part is staying awake during down time. There’s a coffee maker at every nurse’s station…
From your description of the new manager, it sounds like he might not last long.
Hang in there. Happy Labor Day.
The Declaration of Independence gives Americans inalienable rights to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Our Federal government is attempting to make these rights go away. They will lose and I know it. God bless America.
“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.–That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed,”
Encouraging and appreciated read, thank you
I watched the Notre Dame – Florida game last night with Joy. There was not a single mask in the capacity crowd. You could see the smiles and frowns. The Left must be blowing lots of fuses now. There are even reports of crowds of young people chanting F%$# Biden at several games.
We watched that one and three more the day before. ALL of the college games were like that. Tens of thousands of fans and very few with masks on. They’re young, they’re healthy, and they’re doing the right thing from a scientific viewpoint.
Watch tonight’s game, Louisville vs Mississippi. Coach Kiffin won’t be on the sideline because he has covid, but the stands will be brimming with screaming fans.
Oh, and Roll Tide Roll!
Auburn left 13 seats open at their first football game of the season
to honor the American heroes killed in Afghanistan.
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E-neRubXEAAqhHv?format=jpg&name=4096×4096
Hear Hear! Sundance you’re the best. Thank you.
Such an important and beautiful message, Sundance. Thank you.
Amazing! Sundance. You hit it out of the park!!!
See video and read document released:
https://simonparkes.org/post/6th-september-update-2021/
Joey Jones posted a message from a friend who is still in Afghanistan doing what needs to be done.
Their example gives me courage. What great Americans.
Thank you Sundance for reminding us being an American is the greatest feeling in the world. America represents freedom and the right to choose one’s destiny. We are to Live in the spirit not of fear, but to be proud that we are Americans for a we can conquer the world for God is our Savior and our strength.
Happy Labor Day to everyone except Geopolitical Dunce Joe Biden.
Your reminder that we are a git ‘er done nation was much needed Sundance. We have been and are strong, resilient, resourceful, caring people.
I am writing of the despair I feel with this puppet regime. To accomplish the tasks which you recited, and the task of getting our nation back on track, we need Soros/OZero/Nazi/Vacantone out of the way. Our greatest accomplishments have happened with benign leadership. The current traitors would get in our way on everything you recited. My assessment of their evil was revealed several days ago when I wrote that we should cut and run from ties to Afghanistan. Committing to a rescue mission run by Ozero and the woke generals is practically a guarantee of another Mogadishu.
Our first task should be ridding our ‘government’ of these despicable traitors.
Thank you Sundance!! I’m so proud to be a Scruffneck!!
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Ditto!
I needed that. Thanks Sundance. Now let’s dance.
The most succinct explanation of the American republic, by a Russian commenter on an internet thread:
All the other nations in the world are Homer societies; only America is an Aristotle society.
Thank you thank you thank you! This was sorely needed right now and I have gotten a similar message from another source. That’s how I know it’s from God. God bless America, and God bless you and yours!
It’s not a happy Labor Day for the millions of underemployed and unemployed U.S. citizens who’s futures were handed to foreign nations, foreign businesses, and foreign workers (both here and abroad) by deceitful U.S. politicians that did NOT put America First, U.S. national security first, and certainly never U.S. workers first.
just about my favorite CTH post evah!?
I worked for a DOD contractor for many years. We were given labor day off. But were refused memorial day off even after hundreds of we veterans petitioned, yearly. If it aint got money and profit involved they didnt give a furry rats rump. They eventually laid off thousands and hired people from central America. To work there you were required to speak Spanish.
I am not making this up.
The huge waste of our money isn’t just gov’t, it’s all the hangers-on who get gov’t jobs because they couldn’t hold down a janitors job in the private sector.
Kudos to Sundance on this latest inspirational message! 🙂
Labor Day and this message from Sundance relates to me personally with the upcoming 9/11 this Saturday.
I had a choice between having the day off or working at my side hustle. Decided that instead of hunkering down at home remembering those who lost their lives in the Twin Towers, it would be better to honor those who went to their jobs there that fateful day by working at my dream. (Prayers of remembrance can be said from anywhere.) Heard Rush say something to that affect on one of his radio shows too, about how best to celebrate those workers who have gone before on 9/11 and the resilient American spirit in general, so it’s a good way to honor his memory too.
Plus show America that if they walk into my place of business that day, they can count on me to live my best life for them (well, as best I can anyways), and give them my best smile of welcome.
Wow, Sundance! I’m ready to go out and git ‘r done! Thank you for your inspiring “pep talk”. And Happy Labor Day to you, and to all you magnificent Treepers! 🙂
My old football coach used to call us on the line ‘Pillars’ because we held it all up.
That’s who the working men & women of this country are – Pillars.
Stand Tall & Proud.
Great post. TY.
Sorry, I don’t have much time to reflect. I’m working for the 8th Labor Day in a row.
MAOOGA!! Make America unapologetically Great Again
Outstanding!
Thank you, Sundance! This is what everyone needs right now!