Our Plastic Patriotism . . .

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Instead, over the course of time, American "patriotism" has been converted into a ghoulish worship of state power, exemplified by the finger-pointing "Uncle Sam" figure. Modern Americans adore the flag, but not the Constitutional system of checks and balances. And certainly not the Bill of Rights. No one seems to like them.

This all happened gradually. The senseless War Between the States, known popularly as the Civil War by the northern victors, consolidated power in the central government, and permitted the first imperial presidency. Lincoln's persistent unconstitutional actions, and the failure to recognize them as such, paved the way for the countless future transgressions against the Constitution, and the civil liberties of the people.

Read on:
https://www.lewrockwell.com/2018/07/donald-jeffries/our-plastic-patriotism/


The Confederates were right.