This land is your land and this land is my land
From California to the New York island
From the redwood forest to the Gulf Stream waters
This land was made for you and me
As I went walking that ribbon of highway
I saw above me that endless skyway
I saw below me that golden valley
This land was made for you and me
I roamed and rambled and I’ve followed my footsteps
To the sparkling sands of her diamond deserts
All around me a voice was sounding
This land was made for you and me
When the sun come shining, then I was strolling
And the wheat fields waving and the dust clouds rolling
The voice was chanting as the fog was lifting
This land was made for you and me
There was a big high wall there that tried to stop me.
The sign was painted, said: ‘Private Property.’
But on the backside, it didn’t say nothing.
This land was made for you and me.
One bright sunny morning in the shadow of the steeple,
By the relief office I saw my people;
As they stood there hungry, I stood there wondering if
God blessed America for me?
This land was made for you and me
By: Woody Guthrie © 1940
The Story Behind America’s Best-Known Protest Song
This Land Is Your Land: Woody and Arlo Guthrie
Editorial: “From the mountains to the prairies, And to the oceans white with foam,God bless America, My home sweet home.” Yes, this land was made for you and me. It is a land that welcomes and embraces all people, regardless of their backgrounds or circumstances. It is a land where we are free to exercise our liberties. It is a land that offers opportunities and hope for all.
However, a midst the beauty and abundance of this land, there are also disparities and inequalities. There may be walls and barriers that try to stop us, and signs that declare certain areas as private property. But the promise still remains, that this land belongs to all of us, regardless of these man-made divisions.
In my life, I have witnessed the shadows of struggle and hunger among my fellow people. And I have questioned whether God had truly blessed America for everyone. But I believe that despite these challenges and injustices, this land was made for all of us. Now it is up to us to continue fighting for equality, so that every person can truly experience the blessings of this land.
Commentary: Everybody learns the hard way! The middle class is okay with the status quo—right now, because they have the voting power. They also have the luxury of blaming the lower class for all the social ills that are afflicting America—claiming that the minorities have brought it upon themselves. The fact of the matter is that the lower class has no real power, so even though they might complain or protest against being profiled as the dregs of society, it doesn’t matter because they don’t have any political power. Besides the politicians don’t really care about them, because they don’t have any economic power, either. The only ones that have any real power to make a difference—right now, are the middle class. However if they allow the government to become an ultra-nationalist regime, by voting in authoritarian representatives, they will get relegated to second class citizens, because they’re not elites. Even if they complain and protest, by that time, it will be too late, because they will have no power left, just like the lower class has no power today. Case in point any authoritarian country on earth is proof that the state and the elites are first class and the citizens are second class. I repeat, that’s the way of the crony capitalistic world!
“Conservatism consists of exactly one proposition, to wit: There must be in-groups whom the law protects but does not bind, alongside out-groups whom the law binds but does not protect. The law cannot protect anyone unless it binds everyone; and it cannot bind anyone unless it protects everyone.”
Excerpt from Conservatism and Who the Law Protects
“I don’t write my post-apocalyptic stories, because that’s what I think our future will become. I write them, so that you’ll know what future to avoid.” By: Ray Bradbury
Who Do Politicians Really Serve?
The righteous care about justice for the poor, but the wicked have no such concern. Where there is no vision, the people perish […] Many seek the ruler’s favor; but every man’s judgment comes from The Lord. There is a way that appears to be right, but in the end it leads to death. The simple believe anything, but the prudent give thought to their steps. The wise fear The Lord and shun evil, but a fool is hotheaded and yet feels secure. Bible, Proverbs 29:7,18,26; 14:12,15,16
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