The U.K. is free? lol

Love this!!

Good day fellow interlocutors,

Thank you all for your comments.

It cannot be completely ascertained from this where Mr. Daniels (or his character) lay blame for the decline (although he is not the writer we have good reason to expect it is slanted), or whether that is material, at least for me. I am more interested in the provocative nature of the commentary and the recognition that things were once better. It forces the viewer to ask why? This is a good thing. If some are forced to question the policies of our modern history and recognize the effects, it may awaken/ enlighten some of the low information voters.

I believe there are some inaccuracies regarding specifics in his monologue, though I would attribute most to hyperbole and there are a couple of statements that are definitely troubling. I think there is reason to question the implications of the piece, because it is unclear from the piece what all aspects of the decline are attributed to. There are implications but no explicit policies of the past spelled out to judge his decided impetus of the decline. We on the other hand discuss specifics and explore their implications. Many voters need to be shocked in order to elicit their attention and curiosity. It is difficult to gain their attention when they prefer to believe the government promises to fix the world for them. Perhaps this is the type of provocative performance that needs to be utilized and re-vamped by objective sources to impel the viewer to question the status quo.

I have no regard for our standing among the ranks of other “free” nations. I prefer to judge our circumstances not against others, but against where we were vs. where we are. So what if we are still freer than “fill in the blank land?” It is Liberty lost that concerns me. Freedom is relative. I am sure a prisoner released from a Cuban jail thinks himself free on the streets of Havana. It matters to me what liberties I enjoyed in the past and what will be left for our posterity. The rest of the world is not my concern. I am not willing to sacrifice Freedom and Liberty to relativity.

The essential questions to my way of thinking are, are we still on the down slope or ascending? Are we facing a more oppressive government with plans for more, or are we re-gaining liberty? I believe the answer is clear on these. Next is, have we traveled too far down this path to recover lost liberty without an historic and shocking upheaval in order to re-kindle the flames of Liberty? History has demonstrated many examples of which way today’s climate may lead. Which will be our destiny?

I still believe we have many great people and a great nation with opportunity others wish for, that the future is uncertain and that things may be turned around, but there are yet painful days ahead. How many days, how severe the conditions may become and what will ignite the passions of enough of the righteous to return us to a nation of justice as opposed to equality remains to be seen. Though I think it begins with shaking the populace out of their slumber and convincing them to face the reality, investigate and educate.

In closing, is it more important what the speaker may or may not believe are the reasons, or what the viewer may do to answer these questions for themselves, and in the end whether this is good or bad for the progressive/ collectivist cause? I hope it is not good.

Respectfully,
O.A.

There are so many untrue statements in this monologue it's impossible to know where to start. let's stick to the big points. There are not 180 free counties and to suggest there is, is to show you don't know what freedom is. the US is no longer free either. The liberals who wrote this don't even know the definition of freedom. they think freedom means free health care, free housing, free education-that is not what freedom means. unfortunately, I laugh in despair when "Star Spangled Banner" is sung"...-land of the freeeeee and the home of the braveeeeeee." go on clap-I dare you

I'd like to know who wrote that speech. Hard truth.

Wow. He covers so much material. I believe we still are the greatest country in the world. However many of us have become lazy. Lazy at the expense of the tax payers.