Tag Archives: Patriotism

Broken America

Posted on November 10, 2017 by The Political Hat

     Sometimes it can be difficult to diagnose the problem with America when you are in America and effected by what’s going on in ways that you may not notice. Sometimes it takes a conservative view from the outside to properly … Continue reading →

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Charter of the Forest — Still Relevant After 800 Years

Posted on November 6, 2017 by The Political Hat

     Eight hundred years ago today, Henry III of England signed the Carta de Foresta, better known by its English translation: The Charter of the Forest.      It was a rejection of the “Norman Yoke” and the restriction of lands from public … Continue reading →

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Musical Interlude: Star Spangled Banner

Posted on September 27, 2017 by The Political Hat

     With all of the Sturm und drang over the National Anthem (i.e. The Star Spangled Banner), centered around the whims of elitist sports teams owners, ’tis only seems right to present Jimi Hendrix playing it:

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Sixteen Years Ago Today – NEVER FORGET

Posted on September 11, 2017 by The Political Hat

     Fifteen years ago today, America was attacked. Never forget the victims who died, and those who fought back.      In Pace , Requiescat.

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Sixteen Years Ago Today – NEVER FORGET

Posted on September 7, 2017 by The Political Hat

     Fifteen years ago today, America was attacked. Never forget the victims who died, and those who fought back.      In Pace , Requiescat.

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A Fighting Proposal

Posted on September 5, 2017 by The Political Hat

     At this point it has become stale trope to view anything other than an overt war with a strict demarcation of allies and enemies, must itself then be either an open enemy or a pernicious and subversive one. Much of … Continue reading →

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Free Speech: A Definition of Terms

Posted on July 5, 2017 by The Political Hat

     To many, the idea that so-called “Hate Speech” isn’t “Free Speech” has been a nonsensical notion. How can one have freedom of speech if the state can censor particular negative utterances?      Oh, there is no right to yell “fire” in … Continue reading →

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When in the Course of Human Events…

Posted on July 4, 2017 by The Political Hat

Action of Second Continental Congress, July 4, 1776 The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen United States of America WHEN in the Course of human Events, it becomes necessary for one People to dissolve the Political Bands which have connected them … Continue reading →

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Happy Flag Day, 2017

Posted on June 14, 2017 by The Political Hat

     Happy Flag Day!      There are many historical flags associated with the United States, particularly during the War of Independence.      One such flag is the Moultrie Flag: “The Liberty flag was designed, by commission, in 1775 by Colonel William Moultrie, to … Continue reading →

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While The Worst are Full of Passionate Intensity

Posted on May 24, 2017 by The Political Hat

     Rousseau’s Volonté Générale presumes that there is a general and common will amongst the collective of a nation. While the concept of a “General Will” is a fanciful notion of a false god, and readily dismissed previously, it nonetheless can … Continue reading →

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