One can call oneself anything they wish. However, if they do not
subscribe and act accordingly to the basic tenets of that belief or group, then
it is in name only. And therefore they are actually practicing hypocrisy, not
the belief or group they claim to be part of. An extreme example would be this:
Someone claims to be a Catholic. Now a basic Tenet of Catholicism is that
there is a Holy Trinity – God the Father, God the Spirit and God the Son. All
Three as One. Now say this someone does not believe that Jesus Christ is God
the Son. They go to Church each Sunday, they go to Confession, they do all the
other things that being a Catholic is all about. But because they do not
believe in one of the basic Tenets of Catholicism, they are not Catholic.
Period.
Same goes for being an Americanist. There are some core beliefs and Tenets
that one either believes in all of them or it doesn’t matter, one isn’t an
Americanist.
The Ten Tenets of Americanism
Tenet – That
there is a Supreme Being and that there was Divine Participation in the making
of the USA.
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Tenet – That
America is Exceptional and therefore has a strong belief in American Exceptionalism.
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Tenet – All
men & women have certain inalienable rights. And with those rights an
Americanist recognizes the Obligation that comes with each.
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Tenet – That
every man and woman is equal under the law and bound by the law. That no one is
‘above’ the law.
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Tenet – That
each Individual is responsible for their own lives and actions and that they
carry their own load and not be a burden to society if able-bodied.
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Tenet – That
the Federal Government has limited, enumerated powers and should have the least
amount of economic, social and personal intrusions and participation.
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Tenet – That
there is a Minimum Public Service Duty of all Citizens.
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Tenet – That
those elected to Public Service/Office have a duty and obligation to serve
Honestly, Honorably and for the Public’s benefit, not their own.
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Tenet – That
the American economic system is based upon Capitalism and is run by the Private
Sector, not the Government.
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Tenet – That
Life is neither Fair nor Unfair. It just is.
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And there you have the basic core beliefs of Americanism and
what it takes to be an Americanist. When enough Americans believe and abide by
the tenants then the system works and works very well. It is only when American
Citizens start to pick and choose which to abide by does the system seem to be
flawed. It is then that the greatest danger lies to the system itself. The very
same people who only ascribe to portions of Americanism decry the system is ‘flawed’
and they know how to ‘fix’ it. History and reality have proved them wrong time
after time; their ‘fixes’ merely water down and weaken the system, not
strengthen or enhance it. The arrogance they display telling themselves and
others that they know better than the accumulated genius of our Founding
Fathers is beyond mind boggling. What they are actually doing is arguing
against success; Americanism brought about the greatest nation on earth in less
than 150 years. And now, with all of the ‘fixes’ having their impact the US of
A really is in decline at this point in history. It is only when enough
American Citizens start believing and living the Americanist way will the US of
A regain its strength and ascendancy in the world theater, thus once again
becoming man’s best hope.
Americanism is very similar to a car in terms of analogy. A
car’s purpose is to get a person from point A to point B. Now if you take away some of the basic components
(tenets to Americanism) of the car, such as the Engine, the electrical system,
fuel and such, it will not work. If one takes away some of the Tenets of
Americanism, how does one think that it will work?
Be an Americanist. It works.
