tp215.xml
Title
tp215.xml
Source
born-digital
Media Type
story
Date Entered
2003-03-10
TomPaine Story: Story
As a young nation, blessed with the wisdom and genius of our founding
fathers, this country managed against great odds to build itself into a nation respected and envied by the world. It took a mere 200 years to become
the most powerful, industrialized nation on the planet. Then came Sept.11,
2001. A day that all of us were aware was coming, we just didn't know when
and in what form.
Our country has been spared the tragedies that other nations' face on almost
a daily basis and have for centuries. Even in our music, the conflicts are
always ""over there"". Well, there is no ""over there"" any longer. It is here in
our own backyard. We have for too long been ignorant as a collective nation
of our policies and their affect on the attitude of how we are viewed as a
people by the rest of the world.
Our institutions of higher learning are sorely lacking in preparing our
youth, which will soon take the reins, in cultural or language skills in a
growing global world. The time has come when we can no longer afford to point
a finger, but must with a critical eye recognize the siesmic disaster sitting
just below the surface. While we snooze in the safe cocoon designed for us by
those with everything to gain by our ignorance, corporate greed and
corruption run rampant. Care of our elderly and protection for our children
lack credibility. The environment suffers and our infrustructure is in
shambles.
The constitution says ""for the people and by the people"". WE are the people.
Those elected to represent us collect their salaries from our hard earned
dollars, but do they really listen to voices of those the constitution meant
to protect? I wonder.
fathers, this country managed against great odds to build itself into a nation respected and envied by the world. It took a mere 200 years to become
the most powerful, industrialized nation on the planet. Then came Sept.11,
2001. A day that all of us were aware was coming, we just didn't know when
and in what form.
Our country has been spared the tragedies that other nations' face on almost
a daily basis and have for centuries. Even in our music, the conflicts are
always ""over there"". Well, there is no ""over there"" any longer. It is here in
our own backyard. We have for too long been ignorant as a collective nation
of our policies and their affect on the attitude of how we are viewed as a
people by the rest of the world.
Our institutions of higher learning are sorely lacking in preparing our
youth, which will soon take the reins, in cultural or language skills in a
growing global world. The time has come when we can no longer afford to point
a finger, but must with a critical eye recognize the siesmic disaster sitting
just below the surface. While we snooze in the safe cocoon designed for us by
those with everything to gain by our ignorance, corporate greed and
corruption run rampant. Care of our elderly and protection for our children
lack credibility. The environment suffers and our infrustructure is in
shambles.
The constitution says ""for the people and by the people"". WE are the people.
Those elected to represent us collect their salaries from our hard earned
dollars, but do they really listen to voices of those the constitution meant
to protect? I wonder.
Collection
Citation
“tp215.xml,” September 11 Digital Archive, accessed May 19, 2024, https://911digitalarchive.org/items/show/774.