America

I want to talk about America for a moment. I think this is going to be my last post until after this historic election. I think with four days to go, for me it’s time to be quiet, pause and think about America and what an American is.

Americans are unique because we’re the only Nation without a true ethnic group, no DNA to say you’re an American. You’ll find with other Nations that their nationality is defined. German DNA in Germany, Italian DNA in Italy, Asian DNA in the Far East but there is no such thing as a DNA for Americans. Why, because America came to being with an idea. Our Nation is an idea in the works and our Nation has changed her idea through the years and will continue to change herself for years to come.

For far too many of those years the idea of America was defined by old white men. These men looked out for their own interest as well this idea and made rules to protect themselves from each other so the idea had a good chance to work.
These rules had to be amended from time to time because these white men found loop holes in them. They found out who ever they elected to lead them had control of the idea so they made amendments that who ever they elected had control over the idea rather then control of the idea. This idea and the men who were entrusted to oversee the idea didn’t care whom or at who’s expense got in the way of the idea and made life unbearable for anyone who didn’t agree or got in the way of its progress. Consequently the Natives who were already here were slaughtered damn near too extinction.

Progress was escalating rapidly and labor was at a premium and under manned so the white men in charge of the idea decided to import labor. They decided to exploit a people they did not understand from a land far away declaring them sub-human. They sold them like cattle to each other and had the power of life and death over them. They humiliated and degraded them.
One of these white men said enough, not this time nor on my watch and went to war against other white men who were in love with the present idea. America was divided on ideas and many white men said they’d rather die then change, rules are rules but this one white man said no, we’re going to change and also change the rules because it will be better for the idea, or we’ll fight and die, so fight and die they did. Over time the white man for change won the war. Men and women affected by this change gathered at churches New Years Eve that year of 1862 because at midnight 1863 change from the war became law and a new idea for this Nation changed the course of her history.

For many years now Americans that still do not want the change made by that white man have been fighting a quiet war with rules they could make without the leader over of the idea in control. Loop holes in the law kept separation and continue dominance. This dominance was handed down through the years because of ignorance and fear but time and education has slowed this ideology down but one thing has not changed and that is who ever leads over the idea owns the idea and has power to change the direction of the idea.

If we are all Americans then the protection of her idea we all have at heart. (Freedom) This idea of the founding fathers have been tested through the years and the way America is growing for everyone, her idea can not just be protected and owned by old white men. This dwarfs the best to lead over the idea if the pool of leaders can only come from old white men. Like yesterday, enough, not this time. There is no DNA claiming you an American. Anyone here can join her club and if you were born here you can lead over her idea, the rules are in place and have been for over two hundred and thirty three years.

Where will you be at 11:00 pm. November 4, 2008? Will you be gathering the way it was back in 1863 at midnight. Will you be waiting to witness history in real time? Will you look back at history and remember? Will you cry or curse? For me, I’m going to thank God for letting me play a small part in this change of history and for being born at the time I was in order to feel the impact like only I and others of my time can only feel. I’m going to cherish everything I’ve ever done that got me to witness such an hour, then I’m going to exhale and get back to the business of business being part of the idea with larger inspired hope for America, if she’s changed.

Gaidi