For weeks, the propaganda media tried to convince us that violence was peace, looters and vandals were worthy of admiration and the organizing elements of anarchy were too sincere to be examined or questioned. The replacement of the news media with a propaganda media is a major part of the assault on America.

The arrogance of ignorant ideologues lecturing the rest of us-holding our history in contempt and trying to destroy the memory of the great men and women who made America extraordinary-is a direct threat to the survival of our country. The stated purpose of many of the organizations seeking to destroy traditional America is remarkably clear. The videos of arrogant, dangerous mobs threatening people are videos of an anti-American force seeking change through intimidation and coercion. They are precisely the mob the Founding Fathers feared could topple our democratic republic. They are anti-American because they refuse to obey the law and they refuse to rely on the processes of free speech and honest elections to change things.Īt a practical level, this anti-American force is assaulting our rights under the First Amendment. They are anti-American because their goal is to replace America with a different system based on different values. Our American civilization is under assault from a variety of anti-American forces. The events of the last few months have made it clear that if we are not brave-and therefore unwilling to stand and fight when necessary-then we will not be free for much longer. This year, we are being challenged, once again, to be brave if we want to remain free.

I'd like you to now say it out loud to yourself twice: 'the land of the free and the home of the brave.' The choir at the opening ceremony sang it and then repeated it. I first really focused on that phrase-specifically in 1996, at the start of the Olympics in Atlanta. This Fourth of July, we are beginning to learn once again why our National Anthem proclaims America as 'the land of the free and home of the brave.'

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