Colonial America 1776-2030?
On this day of America’s 246th birthday, let’s clearly recognize what America truly is: the last big colonial power, collapsing!
China’s state capitalism = communism + capitalism
In this post, I will clearly define China’s state capitalism as communism + capitalism. This will help my fellow Americans best understand China, as well as the world.
Violence and America
America is by far the most violent country in human history. This is true both abroad (Jimmy Carter Lectures Trump: US ‘Most Warlike Nation in History of the World’) and at home. It is seen especially in terms of gun violence (List of countries by firearm-related death rate) and incarceration (U.S. has World’s Highest Incarceration Rate). And need I mention slavery in the old days and lynching in the South up to the 1960s?
American “free market” is a lie!
The American version of “free market” is a big, fat lie! It’s time to denounce it as such!
It’s the Second Amendment, Stupid?
The 2nd Amendment is obsolete, if not a mistake in the first place (What is the American Revolution, anyway?). However, let’s leave it alone for now, or we may face another civil war (America: Guns vs. Slavery). Instead, reform our failing political system, as I have suggested (History 2.0 – China’s Comeback vs. America’s Decline)!
Critically Assessing Thomas Jefferson
America has been widely regarded as “Jeffersonian” throughout its history so far. But Jeffersonian American is deeply in trouble (Has Jeffersonian America Run Its Course?). Therefore it is time to critically assess Thomas Jefferson!
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!
Vision for America: Alexander Hamilton vs. Thomas Jefferson
Among America’s Founding Fathers, no one has seen his fortune rise more dramatically over the past few years than Alexander Hamilton. Two highlights:
- “Hell” in 2015: Woman to replace Alexander Hamilton on $10 bill.
- “Heaven” in 2018: Behind the Broadway Smash “Hamilton”.
But I think he deserves much more attention and recognition, particularly in terms of having an enduring vision for America, especially when compared with Thomas Jefferson.
It’s guns, stupid!
*** This post was published on June 2, 2021. It reads well today, if “San Jose” is simply replaced with “Texas” (Texas shooting: How a sunny Uvalde school day ended in bloodshed).
Another mass shooting (San Jose shooting leaves 9 dead). Again the flag is half-staff at the White House (‘Enough’: Biden urges Congress to pass gun control bills after lowering flag for latest mass shooting). Still another ‘all-talk without action’ by American politicians … Gov. Newsom asks, ‘What the hell is wrong with us?’ following San Jose shooting.
It’s guns, stupid!
America: What did the Founding Fathers do, actually?
They did three big things:
- They conducted a revolution (i.e., American Revolution) via a war (American Revolutionary War).
- After the war broke out, they published the Declaration of Independence.
- After winning the war, they created a republic, by accident!
Let me elaborate on each …