America: Guns vs. Slavery
At the end of the American Revolution, America inherited two big issues from Britain:
- Slavery.
- Gun ownership.
The solutions may be the same too: addressing each via a civil war!
At the end of the American Revolution, America inherited two big issues from Britain:
The solutions may be the same too: addressing each via a civil war!
They did three big things:
Let me elaborate on each …
In this post, I will end my series on Karl Marx (i.e., my last three posts) with a resounding conclusion: Karl Marx has proven correct, mostly! One primary reason: China is back, offering a significant model of [modest] prosperity, without colonialism. China is essentially Marxist.
In my last post (Karl Marx), I highlighted Karl Marx. In this post, I will highlight his works in a nutshell: a societal development model, as shown above. Let me explain this model by focusing on the three boxes in the bottom layer …
“All men are created equal” – What a slogan in the “Declaration of Independence”!
It was very powerful and useful for America to defy the British King at the time. But its true validity has been in question ever since, with profound implications to date, not only for America but also for the world.
It is time to thoroughly clarify it: it is false!
The U.S. Constitution was well written initially (in 1787 or 1789), but it is obsolete at least, just like the Declaration of Independence (What is “Declaration of Independence”, anyway?).
After the American Revolution concluded in 1783, America was governed under the Articles of Confederation, which did not work out well. As a result, the first Constitutional Convention was held in 1787, resulting in the birth of the original U.S. Constitution.