I have started back on my online
course on the American Revolution and hope to finish it soon. The other day the
session was on George Washington and I got some more insight into this American
icon of virtue I had read “Potomac Squire” by Elswyth Thane a couple of years
ago and this session only verified what a really remarkable man Washington was
and how protective he was about his reputation.
One of the reasons why I took
this particular course was because I was very interested in understanding their
beloved constitution and the obsession with their amendments, particular the
second amendment. For those living under a bushel that is the one that gives
every citizen the right to bear arms. I would suggested that 250 years later
maybe America could take a look at that one and say:
“Let’s join the rest of the
industrialized world and say no to bearing arms, after all, we are the greatest
country in the world so why should we need protection from each other?”
I don’t know what George
Washington would think about that but he was a sensible man and I feel certain
that he would be appalled at individuals being allowed to own assault rifles. Below
are 2 articles which seem to agree with my thoughts.
No comments:
Post a Comment