While finishing off the day, going over entries on Facebook,
there was one particular link which immediately caught my attention. Someone had established a page imploring
folks to ‘Pledge your Loyalty to Donald Trump’ as we enter this new era for America.
My thoughts instead turned to a much darker period of time;
pre-WWII Germany when Adolph
Hitler promised to restore Germany
from the brink of bankruptcy into a nation all could be proud of, make the
Fatherland great again. The Hitler Youth
saw him as a father figure, god-like and worthy of the title Fuhrer.
The rest of the world didn’t share Germany’s blind
obedience to the Fuhrer; instead they saw him as a threat, something to be
dealt with, even if it meant going to war.
Far too many died to stop a nation willing to do the bidding of a
narcissistic ego maniac who grabbed the reigns of government and captured the
hearts with promises of national pride and greatness. No, this kind of loyalty must be avoided.
Our loyalties are to the Constitutional Republic
which protects our individual God given rights from power seeking men who
achieve high office. Our Flag is a
symbol, a means of displaying all that is good about our country. It isn’t a banner declaring any particular
party or individual as supreme leader; but some folks can’t understand or get
their arms around the idea of nation that relies on self governance, instead
looking for a great leader to guide them and rule over them.
Sorry; but my allegiance is limited to the concept of
individual liberty and is given to no man.
This article has been cross posted to The Self Educated American, a publication whose
banner reads, “Standing Fast By the Judeo-Christian Heritage, Limited
Government and the U.S. Constitution”.
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