American Exceptionalism Shown Once More
I have always been a believer that the American people are the strongest, smartest, most clever people in the world. Its part of my jingoism and brashness that I carry with me at all times. I believe that nothing short of our government stealing our freedoms and lifeforce can prevent us from being the best country in the world, a feat we accomplished in less than 200 years, and still maintain.
Part of this argument is actually genetic, surprising as that may seem. Back in the day, all our families, excepting the native Americans, had to travel here from distant lands. Before modern transport could get you and your belongings here in mere hours, voyages by boat would take months. Ravaged by disease, hunger, boredom, what have you, these people had to be the most crazy adventurous or risk-taking people around to hop in a ship bound for the “new world”, a place they’d never even Googled or Mapquested.
When they arrived, they landed in a world almost completely undeveloped. There wasn’t even a Starbucks, much less a Baby Gap. From this nothing they built homes, lives, families, and futures. Several waves like this came to this great nation over our history, always the daring, desperate, and innovative types. The genetic bottleneck was in place. The children of our country are the product of some of the greatest adventurers of the last three centuries of humanity, and thus we succeed at unprecedented levels.
The other side of this argument is that we aren’t overrun by pacifists, and we have at least a segment of our populace that will turn to the long knives when our freedom is threatened. When old Europe and the Neville Chamberlains of the world go soft, we are stirred at last from our isolation and land on Normandy, carving a path to international peace and freedom once more. We are nearly the only benevolent people left on this planet that retains the will to resist the fate of Ancient Rome. When the barbarians are at our gate, that bloodlust for freedom always boils again and we fight. As history as proven unequivocally, a unified, raging America is a terrible sight to behold, let alone be subjected to.
Anyhow, to the latest example. The US crew that was hijacked by Muslim Somali pirates, has now retaken the ship from their captors. According to the story, there are only 20 members on the crew. We haven’t had a story like this since the third 9-11 plane that the passengers overran the cockpit and smote those terrorists like the cowardly mass murderers they were. There is little doubt in my mind that Americans are the most likely people to attempt such a overthrow, even when faced with guns and death.
I’m uplifted and proud today, as our countrymen have once again stood athwart subjugation, and summarily cast them into the ocean.
