Nationalism

With the end of the Revolutionary War, control of a wide and rich domain were obvious results of subject war. However it was not until the 1780s did the need to unite become a reality. At this time, most people still gave their first loyal thy to their own states. However, as people increasingly became aware of their common interest and heritage, so did the need to become united. Out of this came our nations new motto: E pluribus unum - out of many, one. Down through the years, this unity became the foundation of forming our nations national strength and in this manner The United States of American. And down through the years this concept, a united country, served us well. In fact, it went on to become one of the greatest countries on the face of this planet. It was only in the years of the early 1960s and henceforth, that many began to take issue with this concept. With the passing of our nations second bill of rights in the year 1964, the Blacks of this nation felt, at last, that they were finally free. Free at last, free at last became their cry. With this step to freedom, however, they apparently brought a great deal of resentment and down through the years, they begin to ask for and get more based on their Race and perceived past injustices. And in this frame of mind the Cry for Diversity became their goal. In an attempt to placate them, we gave them special rights over and above the others citizens of this nation, such as affirmative action, and more. In this frame of mind, the cry for Reparations begin to rear its ugly head. No longer were they satisfied to become citizens, they wanted to be paid for past discrimination's, primarily Black Slavery. Soon cries for Reparations were ringing throughout the black communities. Today, for many blacks, this is still a goal As such, the nation was and still is being divided on the Gounod's of Discrimination and Racism. In many ways, we are now a nation, once again, divided. Now we have a national election and the county appears to be more divided then ever! Divided by the War, divided by political parties, divided by inter-political party rivalries, by the Red and Blue States and of course by race, creed and color. And guess what, and in of all places, our Churches. "The assertion that all men are equal is perhaps the purest falsehood in dogma that was ever put into human language; five minutes' observation of facts, will show that men are unequal through a very wide range of variation." William Graham Sumner, 1913. The Messenger.