By Paul Sanderson 2/19/2017
Do not steal the air from me
I could not bear such poverty
And fill again the pristine sky
With dirt and soot that stings the eye.
The earth our home we must not foul
I long to hear coyote’s howl
We share it all with birds and beast
The giant whales and microbes least.
The streams and lakes and oceans wide
The care of which we must abide
This is our home from which we came
To spoil it now will be our shame.
“Common Sense”, written in 1776 by Thomas Paine, was a powerful and rousing essay supporting the Idea for American Independence from England. According to USHistory.org, this pamphlet was so popular that as a percentage of the population, it was read by or read to more people than today watch the Super Bowl.
While “Common Sense – A Modern Interpretation” does not advocate revolution, It does suggest that a return to Common sense is imperative in the modern era of Trump. Never before, in the history of the United States, have we had a leader so at odds the idea of common sense. These are indeed dangerous times.
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