Purpose

My Purpose in Maintaining this Blog

A Little History

Paul Revere's Famous Ride

When I first started writing this blog I was angry. I had recently gone to the first 9-12 march on Washington, and I was just starting to get more involved with the Tea Party movement. But the more I got involved the more I realized that the fighting over ideology and partisan bickering were becoming an inevitable self perpetuating loop. There was just no way that any one side could ever win. My emotions were even higher at the time as my son was about to be born into a world I no longer recognized from when I was younger. Because of this the original purpose page for this blog was quite spirited and only lasted about a month. I would go so far as to say in fact that it was so one sided and harsh that it only served to add to the existing loop of chaos I sought to leave behind.

My second attempt at defining the purpose of this blog was really in reaction to the input I received from the readers. Many of my readers felt somewhat alienated by this page and I was trying to stop turning people off so quickly. As you might imagine though I diluted my feelings so much that the blog no longer felt like it was mine. But I let it sit that way for about a year and let it go until I could better define my true intentions.

This Blog is for my Son

First birthday cake for Edward

Now in the third and final draft I have nailed down exactly what this blog means to me and what I hope others might get out of it. Responsible Activism is for my son. Everything you find in this blog is meant for my son. All my little rants, all the bits of wisdom and every story is designed to one day teach my son what I think is important in life. Through this blog I hope to fine tune my own ideas on self reliance, political awareness and personal freedom so that I may better teach these principals to my son as he grows and can better understand them. I can only hope that one day my son will read this blog and get out of it what I intended. And I pray every day that I am a good enough father to set the example for my son so when he eventually reads this blog it doesn’t seem foreign to him.

A Short Rant

Let it blow

It has taken so long to pin down the purpose of this blog because as I said earlier I was angry. That has not changed. I am still angry. But because of my son I have found ways to project my anger in a positive way. I am angry because I see what a lack of self reliance in most people is doing to our country. I am angry because I see how people’s unwillingness to be politically aware has led to an out of control government. And I am angry because I see our personal freedoms slipping away more and more every time anyone mentions the threat level. When we rely on the government we lose our personal identity. When we ignore politics we have no right to complain about the consequences. And when we give up even the smallest personal freedom for relative safety we are lying to ourselves. I can’t expect to change anything from my seat here as I type, and I can’t expect that anyone will really listen to what I have to say. But I can change myself, and I can bring my son up in an environment where he will know what strong morals and principals look like. I can give my son the tools he needs in life to make informed decisions. And I can pray that he eventually grows into the man I know he can become. Everything else is secondary. And it’s up to you if you want to read this blog any further.      

Please feel free to express yourself in any way you see fit by leaving a comment or two. I am especially interested in how Reasponsible Activism has helped you in any way.