The Road to Rediscovering America’s Identity - Part II
When Did the Government Become Your Parent?
Somewhere along the way, Americans went from being self-reliant, take-no-nonsense pioneers
to people who can’t make a decision without checking in with Uncle Sam.
It’s like the country
went to sleep one night as a nation of rugged individualists and woke up in a bureaucratic
daycare where the government serves as the overbearing nanny, regulating every aspect of our
lives “for our own good.”
But here’s the real kicker: We chose this !!!
Sure, we didn’t vote for the nanny state all at once—it crept in slowly, one “helpful” policy at a
time, each wrapped in a warm, fuzzy promise of safety, security, and fairness.
You know, the
kind of buzzwords politicians use when they’re about to take something from you. Let’s talk about how we got here.
The Trojan Horse of Good Intentions
It all started when Americans were sold on the idea that a little government involvement
wouldn’t hurt. After all, what’s wrong with a bit of regulation? Just a small welfare program?
Maybe a few federal agencies?
But history tells us that government never stops at “a little.”
• 1913 – The Federal Reserve is born, centralizing control over the money supply. Translation? Your dollars are worth whatever the banking elites say they are.
• 1913 (again, because one betrayal wasn’t enough) – The 16th Amendment is ratified, legalizing income tax. That’s right, Americans willingly agreed to hand over a portion of their hard-earned wages to the federal government forever.
• 1930s – FDR’s New Deal explodes federal power, turning temporary government programs into permanent bureaucratic empires.
• 1960s – LBJ’s “Great Society” expands welfare to the point where government dependence becomes a multi-generational trap.
• 1970s-Present – Regulations, mandates, and federal oversight grow like an invasive species, creeping into everything from what toilets you can buy to what kind of lightbulbs you can use.
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See the pattern? Every “good idea” comes with more government control. Every “temporary
measure” becomes permanent.
And yet, we’re supposed to believe this is progress?
The Problem With Letting Government Play Dad
Here’s the brutal truth: the more responsibilities you give the government, the fewer freedoms
you keep for yourself.
Think about it. When the government:
✅ Pays for your healthcare, it gets to decide what treatments you can and can’t have.
✅ Funds your education, it gets to decide what your kids are taught (and not taught).
✅ Controls your retirement (hello, Social Security), it gets to dictate when and how much you receive.
✅ Dishes out “stimulus” checks, it gets to decide who is “essential” and who isn’t.
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This isn’t a conspiracy theory. This is just cause and effect. When you let the government
become the provider, you become the dependent. And here’s what they don’t want you to realize: dependent people are easier to control.
How Do We Reverse the Trend?
First, we need to stop begging for solutions from the same government that caused the
problems. Every time politicians wreck something, they offer more government as the fix. It’s
like trusting the arsonist to put out the fire.
Second, we need to reclaim personal responsibility. That means less reliance on federal
programs and more local solutions. Communities taking care of their own. Families supporting
each other. People making decisions without a bureaucrat signing off on them.
Third, we need to reject the lie that big government makes life better. America didn’t become a
superpower because of regulations and social programs. It became great because people were
free to build, innovate, and succeed without government micromanagement.
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It’s time to stop waiting for permission. It’s time to rediscover what self-governance actually
means.Because if we don’t? Well, enjoy your government-issued safety helmet. You’ll need it for
whatever comes next. Are you choosing freedom, or are you just another dependent in the government’s care?
What you are not changing, you are choosing.
