Happy Birthday, America

I was born by God's dear Grace in an extraordinary place.  Happy Birthday to that place.

I pledge allegiance to that flag, and if that bothers you, well that's too bad.

But if you have pride and you're proud you do, we could use a some more like me and you. Glen Filthie, this means you.  You're already half way thrown out of your current place.  The air smells of freedom here ...

Aaron Tippin: Where The Stars And Stripes And The Eagle Fly

Well, if you ask me where I come from
Here's what I tell everyone
I was born by God's dear grace
In an extraordinary place
Where the stars and stripes and the eagle fly

It's a big ol' land with countless dreams
Happiness ain't out of reach
Hard work pays off the way it should
Yeah, I've seen enough to know that we've got it good
Where the stars and stripes and the eagle fly

There's a lady that stands in a harbor for what we believe
And there's a bell that still echoes the price that it cost to be free

I pledge allegiance to this flag
And if that bothers you, well, that's too bad
But if you got pride and you're proud you do
Hey, we could use some more like me and you
Where the stars and stripes and the eagle fly

Yes, there's a lady that stands in a harbor for what we believe
And there's a bell that still echoes the price that it cost to be free

No, it ain't the only place on earth
But it's the only place that I prefer
To love my wife and raise my kids
Hey, the same way that my daddy did
Where the stars and stripes and the eagle fly
Where the stars and stripes and the eagle fly 

This song sums up the current Cold Civil War here on the shores of the New World*.  It also sums up the increasing Cold War between Western Europe** and the USA under the Trump Administration.  It's a fundamental disconnect between world views - us vs. them***.

All I can say is that God spared Donald Trump last summer for a purpose.  That statement probably bothers some people.

Well, that's too bad****. 

* I only use the term to bother the Usual Suspects.

** Ibid 

*** Well, except for the European oppressed political minorities, like the AfD, Marine Le Pen, Tommy Robinson, et al.

**** Damn, this has turned into a rant.  I guess that calls for a clarification.  Maybe it's not a rant, it's a desire for a Reckoning: