Uncommon Sense

Common sense is defined by Merriam-Webster as "sound and prudent judgment based on a simple perception of the situation or facts" and by Wikipedia as "a term with philosophical origins, which is today commonly used to refer to a basic ability to perceive, understand, and judge things which is shared by ("common to") nearly all people, and can be reasonably expected of nearly all people without any need for debate."   

Unfortunately common sense seems to be a dying entity.  Common sense involves having sound judgement and a good understanding of the facts.  This involves more than having someone tell you what they think are the facts it involves studying out for yourself the details and coming to your own understanding.  This involves a dying art of "thinking."  If we want to have common sense we must learn how to think.  Now some "elites" would tell us the lie that this is difficult and complicated but it really isn't.  Everyone can become great thinkers.  Our great nation was built upon the foundation of great thinkers and I'm not talking about just the 50-60 or so individuals frequently called the "Founding Fathers."  In their day most Americans were "thinkers."  

How do we become "thinkers"?  We read, read, read.  All of the great leaders throughout history were voracious readers.  This isn't something that these individuals were "born" into or a special gift that they had over anyone else.  History is replete with individuals of low standing or limited means who achieved greatness through personal study and application.  Benjamin Franklin was only one of those. 

I have recently finished a great book titled "Uncommon Sense" by Stephen Palmer I highly recommend all to read this as it give one of the best descriptions of what we are going through and provides a game plan for us to retake our country and restore it to its roots.  Not only does this book tell us how we should be working to bring our country back to greatness but also how we can proceed into the future to make it even greater.  

In chapter 39 Stephen Palmer provides a rewrite of the Declaration of Independence or as he calls it the "Declaration of Dependence."   It is found here: http://stephendpalmer.com/declaration-dependence/

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