Posted on 11/20/2023 3:48:15 AM PST by iontheball
Rush's last delivery of his classic and famous story of America's First Thanksgiving.
(Excerpt) Read more at youtube.com ...
I miss Rush, especially near the holidays. I’m surprised his estate hasn’t done more with his legacy.
Happy Thanksgiving
L8r
I thought early on since he was into mostly current politics it would be difficult to do greatest hits type items. This is a welcomed look back for sure.
Rush is the reason I read William Bradford’s Of Plymouth Plantation.
He had a lot of topical stuff, but also spoke of perennial principles of conservatism. Also, it would be interesting to show how he foresaw much of today’s lunacy as it developed.
Always enjoy hearing our history, presented by an unmistakable and deeply missed voice. Thanks for sharing, and Happy Thanksgiving!
There are many Rush babies now starting their own families. His legacy is still around they love family, football, the military and freedom.There is an entire new crop of Rush babies filling car seats.
Rush loved Manheim Steamroller. As Christmas approached, he used their soundtracks as bumper music. Good memories of Rush. Boy, do we miss him or what?
Cheers!!!
Ditto
Miss you Rush! You weren’t perfect, same as the rest of us, but Jesus (who you came to know in your later years) forgives us who believe in Him.
It makes me happy that you are in heaven with Him.
Love you Rush.
I am a real estate instructor and one of the classes I teach is Code of Ethics for the National Association of Realtors (NAR). NAR has a statement in the Code training, “Under all is the land.” I always had a hard time understanding what those words referred to. As a long time Rush listener, I heard him telling the story for the 3rd or 4th time and then it dawned on me. “Under all is the land” referred to private land ownership. When the Pilgrims were told each family will be given their own plot of land and they will live or die depending how they treat and develop this gift. This was the first time in world history personal ownership of land has been granted and this was the spark that created the free enterprise system we enjoy today. If you read or listen to Rush’s rendition of Thanksgiving, “Under all is the land” will explain the responsibility of the freedom we enjoy today. I just pray we can keep this responsibility alive.
I am a real estate instructor and one of the classes I teach is Code of Ethics for the National Association of Realtors (NAR). NAR has a statement in the Code training, “Under all is the land.” I always had a hard time understanding what those words referred to. As a long time Rush listener, I heard him telling the story for the 3rd or 4th time and then it dawned on me. “Under all is the land” referred to private land ownership. When the Pilgrims were told each family will be given their own plot of land and they will live or die depending how they treat and develop this gift. This was the first time in world history personal ownership of land has been granted and this was the spark that created the free enterprise system we enjoy today. If you read or listen to Rush’s rendition of Thanksgiving, “Under all is the land” will explain the responsibility of the freedom we enjoy today. I just pray we can keep this responsibility alive.
___________________________
You are so right about the importance of property ownership as it relates to freedom. From property ownership comes independence and freedom from government control. It’s not an accident that Gates is buying up American farmland and the Dutch government is trying their damnest to drive farmers off their land.
What you say is so true. Humans need land to survive. We could migrate with other animals to survide or we could till our own land - if we owned it. We could inherit land if we were the first born son or we could move somewhere to find land to support our family. Many young men went to the new world in search of land.
If you ever do genealogy you may trace your ancestors and follow them in their search of land. Those who came in the 1600’s settled and their offspring moved inland to find land, and it went on and on.
There was no social security then. You either chopped your wood to keep warm or plowed your fields to provide food for your families. Or maybe you could become a religious person.
What we’ve all been taught is a part of the history: The Pilgrims came, they almost starved, the Indians taught them how to survive, and they had a big feast. All true. But it’s the tip of the iceberg.
The Puritans were being persecuted in Britain by the Church of England. They decided to get out. They first went to the Netherlands. After several years there, they decided to go to the New World for religious liberty.
They found some sponsors for their journey, who made William Bradford, their leader, sign a contract. It provided that every Pilgrim would get one share in a common store and they would all work for the community. (They would own nothing and be happy.)
They arrived at Plymouth Rock in 1620. Between the journey and that harsh first winter, about 44 of the original 100 settlers died. Including Governor Bradford’s wife.
The Native Americans taught them how to plant corn and fish, but according to Governor Bradford’s notes, even the most industrious didn’t work very hard at it. After all, why work so hard when you’re only going to get the same amount as the ones who don’t? Why expend all that effort for other people’s families when they’re not willing to expend the effort for themselves? So Governor Bradford changed the system.
Bradford assigned each family a plot of land and told them to work it as they saw fit, and they could keep the proceeds or trade it or sell it or give it away, if they chose. (Does this sound familiar?)
Well, they thrived. They produced an abundance of food and goods. Probably more than they could figure out what to do with. In gratitude to God, they had a big community feast to use and share all they had produced, and they invited the Indigenous to thank them for their help (and as a gesture of friendship.)
The original system in which everyone worked for the collective failed. It almost starved them to death. The new system, which incentivized producing as much as you wanted, produced an abundance they had to share.
Accordingly, one of the things I am grateful for today is Governor Bradford’s decision to abandon the failing collectivism of the original Compact and adopt a system based on incentive, which gave rise to an abundance we still enjoy.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.