In the 21st century, the United States is not a country of, by or for the people.
Arguably, it is not even a country, because countries have borders. Half the population of the U.S. does not recognize or even want borders - a near majority. Of course, in a majority-rules democracy, the will of an overruled minority is not important. But the politicians they support or even their opponents support, are constantly looking to defy and undermine those same borders.
The fact that the majority would like our borders acknowledged and safeguarded and this is ignored by the politicians they themselves elect is deeply troubling. It also undermines the idea that this is a country of and by the people. But who are the people if this is not a discernable, static concept? Random people buying or leasing property, with nothing in common with one another, or affinity with one another, have nothing binding them here. And, amidst that lack of attachment, some harbor loyalties that prioritize a different country or bring in aliens they identify with to advance the interests of that collective they actually identify with.
The fact that the majority would like our borders acknowledged and safeguarded and this is ignored by the politicians they themselves elect is deeply troubling. It also undermines the idea that this is a country of and by the people. But who are the people if this is not a discernable, static concept? Random people buying or leasing property, with nothing in common with one another, or affinity with one another, have nothing binding them here. And, amidst that lack of attachment, some harbor loyalties that prioritize a different country or bring in aliens they identify with to advance the interests of that collective they actually identify with.
And what about the idea that this is a country for the people? The elite, who play the role of the old planter class, use money power and lobbyism to assure that the machinations of the state are working in the interest of their portfolios and bank accounts instead of anything that could be construed as a nation.
Demonstrating all of the above - non-observance of borders, disloyalty to the people and prioritization of self-investment, the elite lied about NAFTA so they could outsource those who paid them off could move production and manufacturing facilities across the border, cut out the American worker and ban tariffs when introducing the produced goods back to the U.S. on the other side of the border. NAFTA is also their key to access cheap labor from across the border, again cutting out the worker, all the while driving down wages. Again: where is we the people in this model? Everywhere we look, the nation and people that the Declaration of Independence was supposed to free, and the nation that the Constitution was supposed to protect, is being cast aside, forgotten and replaced. It is high time we inform, organize and exercise the rights the Founding Fathers bestowed upon us to take our country back!
