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Hello… Excuse me… Ahem. I beg your pardon, but would somebody please rouse the sleeping giant? No, I’m sorry. I wasn’t clear. I don’t mean the mighty military this time. I was referring to the giant formerly known as “the people.”
Hello Sleepyhead. Aside from a few occasional disturbances after which you quickly drifted back into your dreams, I know it’s been fairly quiet. I don’t blame you for your slumber. But you need to know that something dreadful happened while you slept. Your country was stolen from you. Yeah, you missed that. You probably have a distant memory of the days in which your nation was governed by you and your neighbors. I think they still talk about that in history class, although I’m not really sure. Well, you need to know that things have changed.

There are two parties who have taken over the system and seized control of your life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness. The fabric of both parties is woven with threads of special interest, corporate interest, and self-interest. Meanwhile you seem to have lost interest. Therefore, they have lost interest in you.

Some of us have been talking and are wondering what has happened to your soul. You know, the soul that once refused to tolerate a long train of government abuses and usurpations of your liberty, even if it cost you your life. We recall your soul when it was one that would not hesitate to stand up and say, “enough,” when others attempted to control your destiny. You used to not back down from a fight when your way of life was under assault. Though you were never blameless, out of your soul used to flow an ethic of hard work, personal responsibility, ingenuity, creativity, and concern for one another, all of which flourished in the fertile soil of freedom that you claimed for yourself.

Well, if you’re up for it, we could sure use you. The constrictor-like grip of the controlling parties can’t be broken without you. In fact, I fear that we will eventually be irreparably crushed. So I plead with you. Wipe the sleep from your eyes. Allow the convictions of your ancestors to restore your soul. And pledge to one another your lives, your fortunes, and your sacred honor in a renewed determination to be free people. Now is a good time for another party. If you’re interested, let me know. I’ll bring the tea.