Don't Think We're Weak

by John Galt

Don’t think because we have a weak, ineffective president that this country is weak.  The majority of Americans support the right to own a gun.  “Don’t mess with Texas” bumper stickers adorn many of the automobiles in the state, and they mean it.  Although many states aren’t quite as overt, we all take our freedoms seriously.  Regardless of our leadership, we, the American people, are a force to be reckoned with. 

This country is founded on the desire for freedom and the willingness to endure great hardship to obtain and maintain freedom.  Regardless of the political bickering that seems to have mired our political leadership and allowed this country to languish over the last four years, we, the people are not so inclined.  Polls show that we are dissatisfied with our leadership, or rather, lack of leadership.  The economy is still drowning, unemployment is still high, and any growth in technology has stalled.  Seems our country is biding our time until the next presidential election.

The thing is, our leadership has forgotten that they work for us.  Where they lead, we may not follow.  They serve at the pleasure of the American people.  If we feel threatened, regardless of their position, don’t expect us to cower passively in fear.  In our country’s history, when the government was unable to maintain the freedoms of the people, the people formed militias to protect ourselves.  So, do the math.  People with guns.  Add people with a strong sense of country.  Add an outside aggressor.  And what you get are united states, or rather, The United States of America. 

With all that is going on with Russia, and other aggressors in the world, don’t think us weak.  Hopefully, calmer minds will prevail and sovereignty will be restored.  But, if aggression should spread in our direction, a sleeping giant will awaken.  Our leadership should never put our freedom and safety at risk in their dealings with other countries.  Those in our leadership we consider ineffective should start packing when elections roll around.  If they display a sense of weakness or remain passive as terror plays out across the globe, we won’t wait until elections.  So Americans, if you think our leadership should deal differently with the situation in the Ukraine or with other aggressors, send them an email or call their offices and make your opinions known.  They work for us.