The New 21st Century American

Benjamin Franklin, "The First Great American" has given way to the new "21st Century American", Barak Obama. Franklin's civility, virtue, and wisdom altered the course of our nation. The first "21st Century American", Obama, whose soaring rhetoric, magnetic appeal, and transcendent presence promises to strip America of its heritage in favor of global unity.

What exactly is a "21st Century American"?

Obama symbolizes this new American fully. He is the American that won't wear an American pin on his lapel in honor of his country. He is the one who finds placing his hand over his heart during the Pledge of Allegiance or singing the national anthem a little too patriotic. He calls the soldiers who have lost their lives in Iraq "wasted". The 21st Century American is the one who has declared war against war.

This man is more comfortable amongst world leaders than with his own countrymen. The United Nations, the Enviornmental movement, and humanitarian causes across the globe take his time as much as anything happening in his land of birth. AIDS in Africa, peace in the Balkans, starvation in Korea occupy this man's thoughts as much as the Constitution. Defending America is but a small portion of his time. Making the world a better place is his passion.

The 21st Century American believes Americans owe the world much. More aid overseas, more taxes at home, and more promises for the world to eliminate hunger, poverty, and ignorance represents the cultured cosmopolitan 21st century American. Wealth creation to the 21st Century American is tantamount to fleecing the poor. His goal is to equal the outcomes between the haves and the have nots. Guaranteed success is the goal; not a guarantee of opportunity.

Too much patriotism is dangerous. Patriotism breeds love of country; not love of humanity. We can't let our kids be trained like this, can we?

America's role around the globe must be reshaped. "We are the World" will replace "I'm Proud to Be an American" by Lee Greenwood. The United Nations becomes the agent of change getting America's attention and money.

The Secretary of Defense gets much less attention. Daily military briefings are put on the back burner. The Russians convince the 21st Century Americans that a weapons shield is unnecessary. Agreements are made. The military is gutted slowly but surely.

Canada, Mexico, and America must have a superhighway connecting goods to people. Borders become less important-except to collect new tariffs and fees for the government. Illegals that are here get to stay here. If we can build a wall across Mexico, then so be it. But no urgency needed. After all, we are a melting pot, right?

Obama may well be this kind of globalist at heart. Humanitarian issues across the globe, hunger, poverty, and ignorance will be attacked as the real enemy of America. A "Mother Theresa" foreign policy employing our military will have soldiers handing out snack packs, rice, and beans on every continent.

The 21st Century American will trust the Russians, Chineese, Venezuelans, Syrians, and Iranians.

The no-strings-attached good faith meetings will be the hallmark of the 21st century American president. Prime Minister Chamberlain would be proud this new 21st Century American. Ahmadinejad's Iran will pray for the 21st Century American leader. He is exactly what the Iranian mullahs have been waiting for.

Instead of the "Axis of Evil", Iran, Iraq, and North Korea will be redefined as the "Axis of Equality". Why? Hard-earned American taxpyaing dollars will be diverted in huge sums to play nice nice with bad leaders. It will be called foreign aid.

Kyoto and Bali will be revisited. The 21st Century President will save the planet. He will attend Earth Day. No matter the cost, no matter the facts, the 21st Century President will dilligently work to manipulate Americans into funding climate change. He will cower to foreign demands for America to pay the largest share of all nations. After all, Americans are rich. we can afford to pay the lion's share of CO2 emmissions, right?

What does this culturally sensitive 21st century President do with the military?
First, he must never establishes a national interest. That is too selfish. He can't fight for oil. That is too greedy. He can't fight bad guys doing bad things unless everyone else in the world agrees to fight. That would take too much courage. But he can condemn many bad guys and their bad deeds at the UN.

The 21st Century American has global interests in mind; not American self-interests. He has a global image to upkeep. His vision is a global free lance melting pot. The America First philosophy of Harding, Coolidge, Eisenhower, and Reagan is replaced. The UN, the IMF, SEATO, etc...are the new laws. The EU becomes our model of chartered government. Europeans promise to show us the way.

The 21st Century American trusts government more than individuals. More government, more spending, more programs, more bureacracies, etc...is the 21st Century American's dream.

Save the people from themselves, help the people from having a quality life, and give to the people what they didn't ask for. What else could we ask from the 21st Century American leader who wants to make life better for all Americans...I mean citizens of humanity?