Friday, March 16, 2012

America's Legacy and Future Opportunity

I like to think we as a people are still the beacon of opportunity for the world. The positive perspective other peoples have for the United States ebbs and flows in cycles. America has never lost the shiny sheen the world looks for, the opportunity and ability to inspire hope and dreams.

People forget what America has and continues to contribute to the world. That the majority of people’s lives have improved because of what has happened in America, what has emanated from America and it’s people, our ideals and economic expansion.

People further forget that it was America which worked hard to improve the lives of others living under colonial rule. A recent example is the Atlantic Charter (1941) where by agreeing to help Britain in WWII America outlined a future after WWII without colonization and a rule of law derived from the people as set forth by an American example.

As has often been the case; sometimes it takes a defining moment for a people's will to be brought forth and a change made.

I believe we live in such a moment and we are experiencing the last gasps of the old industrial and class world trying to retain its economic and mental grasp on the world's populace. We stand in front of future knowing we live in a meritocracy where education is the limiting factor to increased opportunity.

We are ready to evolve, due in part to people in technology, science and freethinkers. This change did not happen because of religion or state sponsored enterprise. While the state spending on military projects brought the computer, people engaged in business created the marketplace of technology we now see. With the technology of today and enhanced technology of the future we will have more opportunity. The entry to opportunity will be at a lower cost and more easily accessible. One's education can be freely available and thoughts more easily transmitted, understood faster and with greater acceptance.

In my opinion, now is truly a momentous time for humanity, democratic republics, capitalistic societies and the world. We stand at the precipice of the uncertain future with greater opportunity for more people and a better lifestyle for most people than ever before in history. People, technology and will to do more without the control of big corporations or the investor class controlling as they have in the past.

I know it sounds jingoistic and sappy. I just cannot help but be bullish and optimistic for our future and that of the world. I hope my optimism is contagious.

For further reading on the Atlantic Charter: http://history.state.gov/milestones/1937-1945/AtlanticConf

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