I AM FREEDOM, AND I’M ON FIRE!

I AM FREEDOM, AND I’M ON FIRE!

By R.J. Godlewski

©July 1, 2008, All Rights Reserved

I am freedom. I am the wind that fills the sails of democracy; which propels the vessel of humanity safely through the treacherous waters of tyranny and slavery. I am all-powerful, all-consuming, ever-lasting. I hear my children’s call for I have come well before them and will last long after they are gone. Even absolute evil cannot deny me course of will for the Son of God had died so that I might live amongst His followers. Yes, I am freedom, but even my closest friends dare not call me simply ‘free’ for that is a name that I despise with a passion; for I exist by the grace of God and venture forth through the blood of proud men and women who’ve sacrificed their lives so that I might be known. They are counted amongst my greatest friends and I have granted them an ever-lasting bond because of this.

I must remain steadfast for my enemies are legion. They seek to chain me with liberal platitudes and contriving legislation as if the wind itself could be corralled by mere words alone. Some try to act on my behalf only to subjugate their people through opportunistic laws and profitable regulation. Often, my worst enemies try to emulate my best qualities in the hope that others would not notice. Thus they use my good name to deny the very lives of millions of unborn children or others from protecting themselves. I exist openly for all, but not all deserve my heritage.

I am color blind, for I see people from the very first moments of their creation. I am not agnostic for I know intimately from Whom I hail. I only discriminate against those who deny me from others; for then I simply say “I do not know you!” No one can prevent me from taking root within others – repeat, no one!

I triumphed over King George III, Napoleon, Hitler, Tojo, Mussolini, Stalin, and many others. I will work my magic on those nations brutalized by the likes of Ahmadinejad, Castro, Kim, and Chavez for when I reside within the hearts of men, I am invincible and no power on earth is greater than I. I had led the Israelites from the clutches of the pharaohs and I will guide their nation even today. I upheld the figure of liberty within the New World and today that hemisphere dwarfs all others in the cause for which I exist.

I am like a raging river that cannot be dammed by the best devices of mortal man. So, too, am I like a powerful hurricane that does not come about with the secrecy of a mere tornado, for all know that I am coming even if I might be just beyond the horizon. Most of all, however, I am like a raging firestorm; inextinguishable to all who try to impede my progress. I am the very light that guides civilization forward, the flare that calls aid to the impoverished and hungry, the searing torch that cauterizes the wounds of slavery. I am freedom and I am on fire. Who might you be?

I AM FREEDOM, AND I’M ON FIRE!

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Comments

[Debbie]

Ernesto:

I'm so sorry for you. If anyone needs to come to the US, it's YOU my friend. I can see you here now, it would be a fit made in heaven.

Keep your chin up, things can change, the pendulum swings both ways.

Maggie:

I don't know what the deal is with FireFox and Safari. I know you had troubles with my site on FireFox, but I just love it.

Everyone have a wonderful 4th of July, celebrate in your own special way.

[Ernesto Ribeiro]

Unfortunatelly, Brazil is changing to ORANGE: my terrible country is becoming partially free, due UNO Leftist agenda: freedom of speech is forbidden against Islam, homossexualism, abortism, etc.

RED is our destiny, thank to our dammed f@#$%& devils COMMUNISTS gays Dhimmis politicians and PC "opinion-makers" ruling all the f@#$%& media and "re-education" system.

In the rest of the West, your struggle is on the Cultural War debate. In Latin America, there's not any debate, neither ideas: just the Socialist doctrine and nothing else. The worst rules.

We loose, guys. Brazil is falling down. I quit. Sorry.

[Maggie Thornton]

Wonderful post. It sets me on fire too. Thanks so much for the link to the map.

Debbie and family: Have a blessed Independence Day.

Maggie
Maggie's Notebook

BTW, I'm using my Safari browser to visit you and it works everytime. Don't know what's up with my Firefox.

[Debbie]

David:

Happy 4th of July to you and to everybody, my friend.

[Debbie]

The map is from Freedom House.org, I should have given credit. It is actually a 2007 map. The 2008 map can be found here:

http://www.freedomhouse.org/template.cfm?page=363&year=2007

The Regional Analysis is this:

Of the 35 countries in the Americas, 25 are Free (71 percent), 9 are Partly Free (26 percent), and one--Cuba--is Not Free (3 percent). In Latin America in particular, the past year was marked by an impressive number of competitive and fair elections in relatively new democracies experiencing social turbulence. Haiti, meanwhile, joined the ranks of electoral democracies, and its score improved from Not Free to Partly Free.

At the same time, Freedom in the World noted several problems in the United States, including a series of political corruption cases and weakness in the enforcement of laws allowing workers to engage in collective bargaining. Additionally, counter-terrorism policies of the Bush administration led to continued concerns about the protection of civil liberties.

Of the 18 countries in the Middle East/North Africa region, one country (Israel) is Free (6 percent), 6 are Partly Free (33 percent), and 11 are Not Free (61 percent). The region saw little change over the past year. The civil liberties ratings of both Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates increased as a result of improvements in freedom of assembly, while Syria's rating gained due to a small improvement in greater personal autonomy. Modest declines were registered in Egypt for repression of the political opposition and in Bahrain and Iran for the curtailment of freedom of assembly. Declines were also noted in Iraq and the Palestinian Authority. In Lebanon, the promising achievements of the Cedar Revolution were seriously jeopardized by the conflict with Israel that erupted in the summer of 2006 and by efforts of Hezbollah to bring down the elected government.

In Western Europe, 24 countries are Free (96 percent) and one country, Turkey, is Partly Free. The survey again took note of some European governments' failure to integrate non-white immigrants into the fabric of European economic and cultural life.

Of the 48 countries in sub-Saharan Africa, 11 are Free (23 percent), 22 are Partly Free (46 percent), and 15 are Not Free (31 percent).

Sixteen of Asia's 39 countries are Free (41 percent), while 12 are Partly Free (31 percent) and 11 are Not Free (28 percent).

Of the 28 countries in Central and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union, 13 are Free (46 percent), 8 are Partly Free (29 percent), and 7 are Not Free (25 percent).

[David]

Happy Fart of July, Tom!

;o))

[Grouchy Old Fart]

I found the map in the post intriguing. Who drew the map? By what criteria does the author of the map decide who is "free", "partly free", and "not free"?

I wonder with our ever expanding, intrusive, and meddlesome federal gubment if even we are truly free?

I enjoy visiting the CIA world fact book. They have information on each and every government and a history leading up to the present state today. It is interesting to read the resume of some of the "free" nations and exactly how they got there.

[Aurora]

From the incomparable Sir Winston Churchill (Rivers of Africa (1893)):

If you will not fight for right when you can easily win without bloodshed; if you will not fight when your victory is sure and not too costly; you may come to the moment when you will have to fight with all the odds against you with only a precarious chance of survival. There may be a worse case. You may have to fight when there is no hope of victory at all, because it is better to perish than to live as slaves.