Site Meter Ogre's Politics & Views: On Memorial Day

half-staff.jpgToday is Memorial Day. For most, this is a day of grilling outside, taking a day off, and it's the official start of summer. Of course, there's much more to Memorial Day -- a day set aside to honor those who died in the service of America. It's a day to remember those who gave their lives for freedom. However, today, I think it is a time to apologize.

I think we owe an apology to those who died in the American Revolution. Those brave men died for freedom. They died to sever the chains of oppression set in place by King George -- those same oppressions we allow those in Washington, DC to place back upon our legs. They died so that men could be free. But we refuse to accept the responsibility of freedom, instead preferring to trust government to tend to our every need.

We should apologize to those who fought in the Barbary Wars against the spread of radical Islam. Those men died in the name of freedom from religious oppression. Those men fought and died so that the religion of Islam could not spread their hatred and slavery across the world. But now we encourage this religion in the name of "diversity" while it continues to destroy freedom and kill any who disagree.

We should apologize to those who fought and died in the American Civil War. This war took the most American lives. This was a battle for freedom and independence. The men who fought for the south wanted states to be free. Those in the north wanted to retain centralized power over the country. All died in vain as today we are controlled and led by a small group of powerful people in Washington.

We should apolotize to those who fought and died in World War I. They fought for good and freedom. They fought to stop uncontrolled piracy and aggression from hostile leaders and countries. Today we appease any hostile, evil leaders with kind words and shipments of oil and technology.

We should apologize to those who fought and died in World War II. Those brave men fought for freedom and against the Nazi and Japanese tyrants who would have imposed their will on the world, in opposition to freedom. But today we support those who hate freedom and actively work through Washington to take away freedoms any time they don't like them.

We should apologize to every person who has died over the years for freedom -- because we sit back today and simply refuse to continue to work to preserve freedom. The reason so many people have died over the years is because freedom has a cost. Freedom requires work. Today we refuse to do anything to support our own freedoms and therefore lose them quickly.

As Jefferson said, "The tree of liberty needs to be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants." Over the years of existence of this once-great republic, many have given their own blood to refresh that tree. But today, despite the efforts of many in Iraq and other places around the world, that tree is dying -- because so many people simply do not care.

To all who have fought and died for freedom and for America, I am sorry.

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