If you are reading this blog, I am assuming that you have already read the book We the People and Our Freedom Charters. If you have not, please do so before commenting here.
My objective with this book was to demonstrate the lineage of thoughts, feelings, ideas, actions, and intents that came through humanity via Civilization to create what we have today in our Freedom Charters. This continuing study is essential for understanding where we have been and, more importantly, where we should be going next.
Modern life has changed many times in the past five centuries, and in the 2020s, each year, month, week, and even day seems to bring such rapid change that it has become overwhelming—especially for those who care deeply and pay attention to the state of our nation and the world. There is so much conflicting information and so many clashing ideas that it is difficult to even orient ourselves, let alone know what to make of it all.
Being from the thirteenth generation of Americans (Generation X), life has changed so much since the 1970s and 80s that I hardly recognize many aspects of the world I live in today. Amid all this confusion, I have been trying to identify the starting point of the chaos. Was it COVID-19? Donald Trump? Barack Obama? The 2008 financial collapse? 9/11? The disputed election of 2000? Or something else entirely? I believe I may have found one significant moment that I will describe here.
On December 25, 1991, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) officially collapsed. The free world was celebrating. For years, the news had been filled with reports of Soviet bloc countries collapsing under the weight of the oppressive Communist system. Communism is evil because it does not recognize the rights of individuals, organizations, or populations. It presents itself as the sole “representative” of The People—when in reality, it is not.
In the wake of that collapse, we inherited what was referred to as “The Peace Dividend.” I believe we squandered it under President Bill Clinton. President George H.W. Bush called it the “New World Order.” At the time, it seemed benign—even hopeful—but in hindsight, it marked the rise of a new world structure orchestrated by the free world’s Military Industrial Complex, as once named by President Dwight D. Eisenhower.
While I see this as the primary force behind much of the human suffering, war, and oppression we witness in the world today, We the People have also dropped the ball. We cannot control what the hidden powers of international corruption, domination, and greed create—but we have forgotten the one force that can protect us from it.
We have forgotten our Creator God and the covenant He made with us. We have placed our faith and trust in people—not necessarily specific people, but humanity in general. And people are flawed. People—whether individuals, organizations, populations, or governments—are sovereign entities, but also deeply vulnerable to corruption, error, and weakness.
Even the most virtuous among us cannot be trusted to do what is right all the time. Whether through ignorance, arrogance, or malice, people must be held accountable. This is the role of human law. But human law must be grounded in natural law, and natural law is derived from divine law—law given by our Creator, who is The First Source of Causality, the First Principle, and the First Sovereign.
We are made in His image and thus are sovereign entities as well. But our true success depends on following His instructions. These instructions call us to abandon our selfish, human greed and instead embrace humility, reflection, prayer or meditation, reason, and faith in our Creator. This is not necessarily a call to religious observance—unless, of course, religious worship is the means through which you connect with your Creator.
Our first step toward correcting the current and future problems of this nation—and the world—must be a return to the recognition of and submission to our Creator God. Until this happens, there can be no true path to peace or lasting success.
People are welcome to disagree and share their thoughts here, but all comments should remain relevant, respectful, and civil. If there is enough interest in this blog, I will continue to post my thoughts and welcome rational, dignified discourse from anyone who is sincerely interested.
Sincere Regards,
John K. Pitkethly, Jr.
Author: We the People and Our Freedom Charters
