Friday, February 20, 1998
Patriot declares individual rights key to greatness of U.S. way
of life
AMERICA: Giving every person special freedoms makes country
unique
By Daniel Rego
America. That word means so much to me. I believe in America and
what it, above all other countries, stands for: the sovereignty and
freedom of the individual. But there are those who call this
country AmeriKKKa and this state KKKalifornia. They call me a
devil, oppressor and murderer. They do not know the true essence of
America.
This article is about that true essence.
America is not a nation of any particular ethnic group. But some
may attempt to fool you into thinking that this is a country of
W.A.S.P.’s (White Anglo-Saxon Protestants), and that everyone else
is fooled, oppressed or a sell-out. I am not a W.A.S.P. I am not
sell-out, I just believe in freedom. Those who viciously shout
otherwise are most sincerely wrong.
These individuals think only in the myopic view of racial
classifications. America is not a land of racial classifications.
This may be why some hate it so much. This country is not a country
of race, but of an idea – that of freedom and the right to pursue
happiness, and to this end, the freedoms of life, liberty and
property.
America is not a country of socialism, for socialism is anathema
to freedom. Many of those who cry "evil AmeriKKKa" believe in
racial classification and delude others into following Nazi-esque
patterns of racial rigidity. The racial whole does not delegate
rights to individuals, but individuals delegate power to the
government. Rights do not vary from race to race, ethnicity to
ethnicity – freedom is an invariable thing.
We are all sovereign individuals who delegate some of our
sovereignty to both the federal government and to California. These
are created to protect our inherent rights. Bearing that
protection, we reserve the right to deal freely with others. That
means that we work through mutual agreement with others. That is
freedom; that is America. I believe in my freedom, and I believe in
America.
The problem that some have with this idea is that they view life
only through the concept of racial diversity classifications,
forgetting that individuals are diverse. Racial classifications are
only words. America stands for the diversity of the individual.
These views of "nationalism" are absurd. It assumes that
individuals are nothing more then representatives of a racial
stereotype. "Peoples" are not sovereign, but are only a artificial
classification thrust on others. One is an American by choice. One
does not claim a homeland by race or ethnicity but by truly being a
part of that home.
Patriotism in America is about the love of freedom. Nationalism
is of racial division and necessarily racism, for separate is
inherently unequal.
When did I become a patriot? Quite simply, I visited another
country and saw the alternative. This was not a "third-world"
country or a developing nation. This country was England (that
place filled with "Anglos").
There, I saw the insanity of socialism, in ways both subtle and
glaring. It was then that I realized freedoms that are sacred here
are trounced upon in the name of socialism and "the people;" it was
then that I realized what America really stands for. True, the
people running it have not always shared this view and have often
worked against it, but this country and what it stands for cannot
be sullied by evil men who may run it.
I am a patriot. I love my freedom. I love my sovereignty. I am
not a nationalist – I do not believe in race. In virtually any
other country, never has the individual been placed over the
alleged collective whole (usually demagogues and proto-bureaucrats
controlling people).
I am an individual. Because I realize that this country stands
for freedom – my freedom and everyone’s freedom – I salute the flag
of both America and of California. Because of this, I work to make
this country and state more free from the hands of tyranny. I am a
patriot – always – for freedom.