I am writing today to answer the question that was asked in this article:
Is Destroying the Legacy of American Heros Right or Wrong?
AMERICAS CULTURE AND LEGACY
This article is totally bias toward the left view that America has only a
cultural legacy of immoral and political corruption. It fails t give
balance to the real meaning behind America’s cultural heritage. Why we
are who we are goes beyond politics, war and forced domination over
others. The real roots of America is in our Judeo-Christian heritage and
beliefs. The founders are not honored in statues and monuments because
they won wars or were the dominant political force of their time. These
men are a part of the legacy of Americas belief in Jehovah God, the One
True God. They were inspired by God to create this nation, and to throw
off the old legacy system of Kings as as their ruler. They truly
rebelled against the thought of one man or one political power ruling
over them. They rejected the notion that the King owned them and their
land. They were intent and inspired by God to create a governing
document that reflected and paralleled the main document that guided
their daily lives: The Bible.
All of the signers of the Declaration of Independence were Christians or
Jews who read the Bible and believed in the uncontested validity of the
WORD. Anyone who looks at the Constitution can draw a parallel to many
passages of the Bible. The concept of individual freedom and equality is
the presiding theme of the Constitution, just as it is in the Holy
Scriptures. The foundation of the very laws our founders created is
based on the Ten Commandments. It is why we see those commandments
etched in stone in Monuments and court houses throughout America. We
honor these men for these principles upon which they created the
Declaration of Independence. the Constitution, and the Legal system of
America. This is a system unique to America, and there is nothing like
it anywhere in the world.
UNDERSTANDING THE PERSON AND THE TIMES
No man is perfect. The only perfect man who ever walked the earth is
Jesus. Thus, it is easy to find fault with the men who founded America.
In the 1700’s there were many practices that have since been corrected
in our society and way of doing things. The main objection to
dishonoring the men who gave us our current freedoms by creating America
with God’s inspiration is that some participated in the practice of
having workers which we call slaves today. In the 1700’s and for
thousands of years prior, it was common practice to pay for others to
work for you. [We do the same today but on different terms]
INDENTURED SERVITUDE AND SLAVERY
This practice was not exclusively preserved for people of
color. Many of the early settlers came to America as Indentured
Servants. These were ordinary people from England, France, the
Netherlands, Ireland and other countries on the Continent. They were mixed races and cultures. Some may have been 'Colored freemen'. People of color who gained their freedom in Europe but wanted to go to America where after a two to five year as 'indentured' whey would be able to be free again. This caused a lot of confusion in the 'colonies' especially since some of the 'freemen' opted to serve in the Continental army under General Washington and the 'Revolutionaries'.
For
centuries it had been normal practice in African nations to take people
captive during Tribal wars. These ‘defeated tribes’ then became the
property of the victor and were totally subjugated to the victors. In
order to pay for the cost of the tribal war, some of those captured were
sold to others. In the normal thinking of people in the 1700’s there
was not much of a difference between an Indentured Servant and a Tribal
worker. Both were seen as a means of production. Both came at a price,
and both were expected to work for their keep. In return they received
housing, food and protection from personal harm. Contrary to popular belief owners did not mistreat their workers. Yes there was the psychological and moral pressure of 'being owned and not being able to have freedom of movement. However, daily life consisted of working in the fields or other agricultural work, and the possibility of working as a service provider in the owner's home.
I want to impress upon the reader that this was not a moral practice.
However, it was a common practice. The irony is that in the end it was
the Constitution and the American Justice system that reversed these
early practices of Indentured Servitude and Slavery. In one case the
Indentured Servant ‘volunteered’ for service. They understood their
master paid for their voyage to America, and paid for all of their needs
while they worked for that master. They were not much different than
modern day workers who come here on EB-2, EB-3, Eb-2 or L-1 visas,
except current “guest workers” are not usually housed, fed and clothed
by the employer. Now they have to pay their own way.
As to the people who were designated as slaves, they did not come as
volunteers but as vanquished tribes who were defeated by other tribes.
The Dutch and the Berbers and the muslims were the market place for
these people, and as is the practice throughout most Muslim countries
today. Yes don't look surprised that muslims are the biggest slave owners n the world. Follow ISIS to see that they take captured women and sexually abuse them, then sell them off as sex slaves. They money they generate goes to pay for the Jihad war efforts.
Then, as now ;[ as proclaimed in Sharia and the Koran] they were “sold into life long servitude” to merchants who would
market them to others for profit. Most nations did away with this
practice in the 1800’s, yet in most muslim nations it is common practice. For the most part, the practice in a world that was turning
toward industrialization found that it was too costly to house, feed and
clothe someone to work for you as farm hand. It was less expensive to
hire someone to work for you for the day. You eliminated lots of
overhead, and in return you got a willing worker who needed less
supervision. However, you then needed Capitalization to make this work,
but that’s another whole topic we will not get into here.
SHOULD WE HONOR OR SCORN OUR FOUNDERS?
So the real question here is should the Leaders and Visionaries who
created this nation with a unique Constitution and Laws based on
Biblical Principles be honored or scorned?
A reasonable person who is liberal enough to take into consideration the
factual situation that existed at the time of Americas Formative years
should focus more on the Constitution’s long term effect in correcting
the human condition as it existed in 1770 during our Revolution. People
who claim to be liberal in their thinking may want to look at Jefferson
and Washington more as the founders who’s long term efforts brought
about the abolition of slavery by creating a founding document that
Stated every man has “Inalienable rights” that is rights given to us by
God. Every man is equal under the Law, meaning that even if we are not
equal in strength, in intellect or financially when we come before our
justice system we are just as equal as a stronger, smarter or wealthier
person. That is the true intent of the people who founded America. It
is that Intent and the effort and sacrifice these men made to create
this nation that we honor with these statues, plaques, and portraits.
REMOVING OUR HERITAGE IS DANGEROUS TO OUR FUTURE
Removing Statues. Plaques or Portraits or defacing or tearing them down says that their efforts
to create Freedom, Liberty and equal justice under the law was all in
vain. If we cannot honor the men who created the very system that
protects us, we will soon lose that system and fall back into a greater
chaos or be fooled into going back to a system where we are under the
control of a One World Government where the individual has no rights
