Introduction
Well, howdy, y'all! I trust that international readers are doing well. Further, I hope that national readers are also doing fine. Mrs. Appalachian Irishman and I are getting along well enough. Life, “such as it is,” keeps on rollin'!
Earlier today at about 1:35 PM, views on this website for the last 30 days were from the following top 20 nations: the United States (or the USSA), 1.04K; Russia, 402; Germany, 176; China, 123; Canada, 84; France, 69; Sweden, 66; Netherlands, 60; Ukraine, 47; Indonesia, 41; India, 35; Poland, 33; United Kingdom, 30; Singapore, 8; Turkey, 8; Georgia, 7; Pakistan, 7; Austria, 6; Belgium, 6; and other (not specified), 119. Where are the views from Ireland? Come on, Ireland!
In June, the monthly view total was 2,395 with six articles published. Three are now in the new Worldviews in Conflict section. I created the new topic section today. Lord willing, I plan to write additional Worldviews in Conflict articles to expand that very important section.
Could July the Fourth be called “the Fourth of July,” “Independence Day,” or “Julyth”? This article is serious, includes satirical humor, and ends with a serious stand. To national readers, have a happy Independence Day for the right reasons tomorrow!
“June the Nineteenth” (6/19/1865)
The article from 6/21/2022 questioned satirically whether 6/19/2022 was Father's Day, “Juneteenth,” or both. I stated:
I have known and continue to respect the historical origin of “Juneteenth.”
I wish that the historical day could be called “the Nineteenth of June”— not “Juneteenth.” We call the Fourth of July “the Fourth of July”—not “Julyth.”
To hear or read “Juneteenth” still hurts my ears! The day, however, is honorable, as my 6/21/2022 article mentioned.
The Image by Wynn Pointaux from Pixabay in the 6/21/2022 article was a free picture of the Pan-African flag with “Juneteenth” written on it. The Pan-African flag is red, black, and green. Source: “On Flag Day, Remembering The Red, Black And Green,” by Leah Donnella, editor, NPR's Code Switch, 6/14/2017. The NPR article, which I read, explains the meaning of the colors. This note corrects my 6/21/2022 article about the flag used in the entry.
The official “Juneteenth” flag is blue and red with a star, a burst, an arc, and “June 19, 1865” in white letters. Source: “The Juneteenth flag is full of symbols. Here's what they mean.” (By Harmeet Kaur, CNN. Design by Will Mullery, CNN. Updated 6/17/2022). The CNN article describes the origin and meaning of the flag.
“Juneteenth” is, apparently, a word according to “Old Man Webster.” Source: Merriam-Webster, Definition of Juneteenth. To say “June the Nineteenth,” however, just sounds better to my ear!
“Fourth of July” (7/4/1776)
Searching “Old Man Webster” (Merriam-Webster) for “Julyth” returns, “The word you've entered isn't in the dictionary.” I wonder if I need to help the dictionary add “Julyth.” Sarcastically, I have been saying “Julyth” for a few weeks. I am trying to coin a new word!
I took the above photograph on Thursday, 10/28/2010. It was during my 72nd hike on House Mountain. I was at the upper-middle bluff and looking west. The hike was the first of four in four days, as mentioned in the article Four Hikes in Four Days! (published 11/14/2010). Eventually, the flag pole and the flag were taken down. I think the property owner removed them. I still miss seeing the flag.
U.S. History (Pre-Columbian to the New Millennium) includes sixty major sections from “Native American Society on the Eve of British Colonization” to “Toward a New Millennium.” The website is a compendium of American history. I read several sections.
No nation is perfect. The history of every nation includes immorality. This once-great nation is no exception. This nation has been wrong in its treatment of Native Americans, Irish immigrants, African American slaves, unborn children, and so forth. It has corrected or is correcting many of its evil actions. No person or nation will ever be perfect. (Jesus, the Christ, as God incarnate, was the only perfect man.) The founding fathers ensured that this nation was founded on moral principles, even when some of them were failing in aspects of morality. This imperfect nation does not always honor the moral principles upon which it was founded.
The agenda of the socialists is to destroy the good that our founding fathers did by ranting constantly about their imperfections. Imperfect people, however, can still accomplish good. Their good must not be rejected due to their imperfections. The socialists are not following the foundational moral principles of this nation.
The final subsection in U.S. History is “The End of the American Century.” The conclusion states:
Will the 21st century also be an American century? Or will the United States be eclipsed by new superpowers like China or the European Union? Only time will reveal the answers.
In the meanwhile, the United States will rely on its history of increasing democracy and respect for human rights, its dynamic diversity, and the innovative character of its people to seek new solutions to whatever problems may arise.
The Ununited Socialist States of America (USSA) is in its declining years as a nation, following a pattern similar to other once-great empires and nations. The decline can be reversed. I pray to God that the “new solutions” will be based on the biblical worldview. We will see.
The home page of The National Flag Foundation under “Let's Reunite America” states:
Our Flag was born in 1777 through the power of a revolution. Out of that revolution came its meaning – liberty and justice for all – as a birthright for every American.
“Liberty and justice for all” is from the Pledge of Allegiance. The foundation of this nation is “liberty and justice for all,” despite this nation's imperfections. The foundational principal still stands.
Conclusion
Will you rise while reading the following and pledging with me?
I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.
I call this once-great nation the USSA. The nation is falling, not standing. If this nation were as one, under God, then there would be “liberty and justice for all.”
Many national readers stand with me. Others need to stand on the moral foundation that our founding fathers created (despite their imperfections). So, let us all stand together on the founding principals; otherwise, we shall fall.
National readers, y'all have a safe and happy “Julyth” tomorrow, ya hear? Y'all are welcome to share this article on Independence Day!
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