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Grand
Assumptions
By
Tammy Derouin
Watching the news was once a time honored event. It was also a time when several things were taken for granted and assumed. Before I go any further, there are two life lessons in the last sentence. Lesson number one: When you take something for granted, you do not fully understand or appreciate its value. You assume, that which always was, will always be. Lesson number two: Never assume anything. I wish I could remember where I first heard the comical break down of the word. I believe it was on a television show, many years ago. Never assume anything, a fictional character proclaimed. The word was then divided into three parts with the explanation; if you assume something it will only make an (insert first three letters of assume) out of (forth letter) and (last two letters).
Not only was the dissection of the word comical, it spoke volumes. Let's look back at some of our grand assumptions. As Americans, we took many things for granted. For starters, we assumed our government would preserve our rights, not attack or called them into question. We didn't think our government would intentionally weaken our national security or ignore calls for help when our fellow Americans were under attack. We assumed our government would target our enemies, not the American people, and that the President of the United States would not weaken our country.
We did not feel vulnerable within our protected borders. The thought of our enemies being able to carry out an attack within our communities was, at one time, a mere plot for a fictional thriller. We assumed that what happened “over there” would never happen here. Our homeland was protected by the best military in the world and our borders were guarded and patrolled. A political divide did not exist when it came to the security of the United States.
We also assumed.......
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