United We Stand - But Only as Individual Americans

I recently jabbed my elbow in the ribs of someone whose writings I enjoy.  I had taken small offense to a posting that disparged the intelligence of flag waving individuals, so I gave a friendly jab via an email exchange.  The reason for my jab was that I fly an American flag, on my house, and on my three SUV’s.  Though the flags on my SUV’s are actually decals.

I started thinking about this little jab again because I finally washed my burb today.  It’d been more than a month and I was having a difficult time determining that the burb was actually white.  The bath allowed the large “United We Stand” flag decal, on the rear window of the burb, to stand out again.

As I stood in my driveway, looking at that decal, I thought of myself.  I thought about my individual sovereignty and how closely it is entwined with that statement “United We Stand.”  Here’s what I thought.

You are a sovereign individual, as am I.  Whether you realize it or not.  As such, each of us, individually, only have rights to ourselves.  This does not mean that we do not see injustice around us.  Nor does our individual sovereignty leave us helpless to act.  For our own safety, or the safety of others.  Not because we must assist others, but because we can.  And, more importantly, as sovereign individuals, we must necessarily embrace justice and detest injustice.

Think about this.  I have nothing to fear from a just man, nor should any individual, unless as an individual they have been unjust.

How does this relate to that decal on the back of my burb?  I look at it this way.  Since we are, each individual among us, sovereign, and, Americans, we are united.  We are united in the principles with which we lead our lives, or we should be.  United, not by means of force or coercion, but united in the belief that each of us, individually, are free men.  Free to act as we wish, free to not be part of the collective mentality that destroys our individual freedom, free to not be united if that is your desire.

I owe no man my loyalty, but with a just, sovereign man I can stand united.

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