Dennis Prager has an outstanding idea to stimulate thought about Independence Day, and create a simple ceremony using a U.S. coin.
Passing out quarters (or half dollars) to your friends and family can inspire a larger context.
https://youtu.be/Ml6LBcu0B7s?t=1m36s
Friday evening I took my Stars and Stripes in from the front porch as I do every night, but everything felt different and each movement was conscious as I realized I might not put it out again.
Yesterday morning I came to some sad clarity as I thought through the Pledge of Allegiance:
I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America,
…and to the Republic for which it stands:
unfortunately, the Republic for which it stands is in tatters – separation of powers only an ideal; representative government a Potemkin facade; We, the People…just a memory
…one nation:
hardly, having been thoroughly Balkanized by the ruling class whose goal is buttressed by minimal and selective enforcement of immigration laws
...under God:
Not.
By the way, it was In 1954, in response to the Communist threat of the times, (that) President Eisenhower encouraged Congress to add the words “under God,” creating the 31-word pledge we say today. (I don’t remember the White House being lit up with crosses the following day)
...indivisible:
that which was thus described no longer exists as such. Its Constitution is no longer a practical reference. Its history is being dismantled. Its foundations are untended – and that doesn’t matter as much as we might think since there is little left for them to support
…with liberty and justice for all:
except for non-minorities, the Baltimore Six, officers who are drummed out of the military because they serve faithfully according to their oaths, American employees made to train their foreign replacements, anyone targeted by the IRS, etc. (more…)
Memorial Day is a day of reverence.
Memorial Day is a day of solemn remembering; and Memorial Day is a day of thankfulness for those who have given their lives in the cause of freedom; our freedom.
Memorial Day is separate and apart from any other day – in that we secure this day to remind ourselves how significant a cost is the price of freedom.
Memorial Day is a day we pay our deepest respects to those who died to provide it.
Prediction: Over the next few years the stability advancement shown here by Catalian Duru will lead to collaborations with gyroscopic engineers (think Segway) and by Christmas 2020 the hottest gift under the tree with be a Hoverboard.
A few of us were discussing our family research projects on the Open Thread the other day. Most of us are curious about our ancestors – who they were, what they did, what kind of world did they live in? We want to know because those who came before us determined, in great part, what and who we are today.
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(Via PJ Media) There are some weeks when you know it’s the 21st century not because the last seven days are markedly different from its immediate predecessor, but that a confluence of stories news stories emphasize how different the problems — and the opportunities — of the current age have become.
Think about it.
A major league baseball game played to an empty stadium, but most of the audience could still watch it. An American billionaire space entrepreneur has launched a tourist spacecraft from a Texas spaceport to compete with the one in development from a California spaceport. A probe is nearing Pluto, the last of the “classic nine” planets to be visited. Then it will be on its way to the Kuiper Belt objects beyond Pluto. (more…)
There are so many good ones. How about, “Do you smell that? Do you smell that? Napalm, son! I love the smell of Napalm in the morning.” Robert Duvall- Apocalypse Now
or
“The Truth, you want the truth You Can’t Handle the Truth”
Tell me YOUR favorite!
Treepers, it is with a heavy heart we note the passing of a long time Treeper Jordan2222 (formerly Jordan2).
We recently found out our cyber friend passed away last month. Originally joining the CTH community as “Jordan2” (in April 2012 during the George Zimmerman case research) Jordan2 evolved into “Jordan2222” for the last few years. His real name was Wayne and he joined us during his own research into the media narrative surrounding the Tryavon Martin shooting.
Jordan2222/Wayne was a stickler for detail and he quickly found a branch to watch -and participate in- the crowdsourcing research. Wayne walked along with us throughout the case and through a great many discoveries in the years that followed. Along the journey he made a great many Treeper friends.
During a conversation in December of 2012 Jordan wrote the following comment:
As he was prone to do, Jordan inspired a very lengthy response explaining the essential character of the Treehouse journey itself. ~ Read Here ~ In the conversation that ensued you can see Jordan’s perspective, his personality, and how warmly he cared for his family.
We are very sad to hear of his passing; our thoughts and prayers go out to his family and friends. (more…)
From time to time we post a quiz so that you can test your knowledge. Our readers do remarkably well, if past experience is any indication!
Most of the questions in this quiz are taken right from the U.S. Naturalization Exam. See how you do, and report your score (if you like) in the comments.
Good luck!
https://civicsquiz.com/100-question-u-s-civics-quiz/
