Understanding America, Land of the Free, Home of the Brave - The Beginning

I tell people I became a history major because I got good grades without working hard. That is partly true.

But the mostly true answer is I want to understand what is going on around me. To do that, I had to understand history. Over time, patterns reveal themselves. Identifying patterns is one of the few things I'm good at. I wanted to be good at baseball. I wasn't.

Let's be honest, it's not an exciting or sexy skill. You get standing ovations for singing songs or scoring touchdowns or hitting home runs. Analysts toil in obscurity. But it is the hand I've been dealt, so there it is.

First, forget everything you learned in school about American history. If you didn't learn anything about American history, that's actually good. I'll make it simple and brief.

The British colonies were primarily venture capitalist enterprises. The English monarchy could not afford the cost of colonization. Private companies took the risks, which were enormous, and footed the bill. Many ventures failed. Roanoke Island is one example of a failed venture.

The colonies were created in America to make money for venture capitalists. In order to make money, colonists were needed.

First, to subdue the native population. Second, to establish trading outposts. Third, to provide security for the trade outposts. Fourth, to make money through commerce.

The venture capitalists (mainly bankers, merchants and landed nobility) used religious freedom as an incentive to recruit colonists. From the beginning, an alliance was formed between venture capitalists and religious leaders.

This alliance exists to this day. It is not new. Religious conservatives and Republican conservatives are the labels for these groups today, but they have always been the same two groups.

The Declaration of Independence, when read from this perspective, lists the ways the English monarch is preventing the venture capitalists from making the kind of profits they feel they are entitled to.

For example, it has been shown that "all men are created equal" does not refer to all men. Nor does it refer to women. The phrase "Safety and Happiness" refers to the ability to make profits and the means to keep wealth secure.

The 'long train of abuses' attributed to the English monarch can be traced to measures that cut into their profits. Basically, the King of England wanted the venture capitalists to help pay for maintenance.

Please note how the document concludes:

"... we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes, and our sacred Honor."

They all had fortunes, they were all very wealthy people. Because they were venture capitalists, they understood risks, and if they felt it necessary, were capable of taking risks more cautious leaders would not.

America exists to create and maintain Fortunes for a select group of people. Laws, institutions, and customs in America are designed to protect and promote the Fortunes of the families of venture capitalists who founded this country and run it today.

U.S. presidents all come from families that came to America in the 1600s. Four hundred years later, most of them are related to each other. For example, Sarah Palin is related to President Obama. They all belong to the same secret societies. For example, President Bush II and Sen. John Kerry, opponents in 2004, went to Yale and belong to Skull and Bones.

Next: FDR, why the people loved him and the venture capitalists hated him.