The Portland,
Oregon pulling down of the statue of George Washington, the nation’s first and
one of its most revered Presidents finds this nation on the verge of losing its
collective mind. Attempts are at hand to
overturn a democratic republic with no understanding of its beauty and its
promise in spite of its wrongs. Protest
may have their place, but the desecration of our nation’s history cannot
stand! No matter which side of the
rebellion one stands, it is imperative that a historical perspective be kept
intact.
The
Confederate Flag though a symbol of the Americans who lost in the Civil War,
stands for much that still pains too many of their ancestors who lost it all --
their land, their children and their heritage.
Alex Haley captured this concept well in the story of “Roots” where
during manhood training, the elder asks “What do you do when you have the enemy
surrounded?” And the young bucks
responded, “You crush them and kill them all.”
The wiser elder said, “No . . .
if they are surrounded, you leave them an exit strategy for you can never kill
all of their children and their children’s children and other ancestors yet to
come.” People must be left their dignity
or their wounds linger long through countless generations.
Too often
black Americans lament a history that never was in search of inclusion which
has yet to come. We too often forgett
that the first blacks were not slaves but indentured servants many of whom
bought their way out of an oppressive bondage only to find other walls constantly
erected in their paths. The educational
message and media portray us as the victims of slavery rather than reference
our history from the great kingdoms of Africa including the gods, pharaohs and
the pyramids of our ancestors. These
are they to whom the masons date their origins.
In
Washington, DC the statue of Confederate General Albert Pike was destroyed as
law enforcement did nothing to protect this monument to one of this nation’s
most significant mason’s -- smells like those who believe that such men made up
the Illuminati. The connection with
George Washington who gave his personal silver to start the US Treasury; set
the standard for how our president should serve under term limits and subject
to the law so that all may understand that we do not have kings; willingly
commanded the nation’s armed forces as a true “Commander in Chief on the
battlefield and in the Executive Branch of Congress; and himself helped form
the first Masonic Lodge in this nation.
Buried within the history of our men of war and Presidents is a Masonic
tie showing the commonality of those who fought for this nation’s freedom
dzating to African origins. It is the
Pentagon itself whose five sides also speak to this heritage, as well as the
layout of Washington, DC.
History
constantly demonstrates that those who do not learn history and those who do
learn history without understanding it are often doomed to repeat it. Our monuments should be visible markers of
who we have been and what we have stood for or against. Without them, we are left with a sanitized
story often far from the truth. Removing
the names and pictures of this nation’s Speakers of the House from Capitol
buildings or whitewashing governmental structures of former slave owners does
little to enhance our knowledge of who we have been. Neither will absolution be acquired in the
quest for moral purity from a world of sinner’s hell bent on proving they are
possibly going mad.
Martin
Niemoller stated, “First they came for the Jews, I am not a Jew . . . Finally they came for me, but by then there
was no one left to help me.” Now the statue of Arthur Ashe has been desecrated
near his gravesite and I suspect that one near the National Mall erected for
Martin Luther King, Jr. is being targeted.
Part of our
judicial responsibility is the promise that the US Constitution will be
upheld. So to must be an expectation
that protest should be peaceful.
Lawlessness should not be expected or allowed and the protection of
person and property is an essential duty of government. The advocates of defunding the police miss
the likely end point as undermining those sworn to uphold our safety and
unleashing vigilante unjustice promoting the further arming of the masses in
anticipation of our next Civil War.
Let us pray
for equal justice under the law and equal opportunity for all realizing all
people may be created equal but each of us has a responsibility to not only
self but the nation.
Ada M. Fisher, MD, MPH is a licensed teacher, retired corporate
physician, former county school board member, memorable speaker, author of
“Common Sense Conservative Good for What Ails Us, Book I” (Available through Amazon.com)
and is the NC Republican National Committeewoman. Contact through DrAdaMFisher.org.
