American Peasant, You Could Be One

By Step Jones

"American Peasant, You Could Be One" is the story of America from the 1950's to today. In this book, Step Jones explains how America got to where it is today and how it will go forward. "American Peasant" is all about you, the American citizen, and your freedoms in America.

• Language: English
• Publisher: BookBaby
• Release date: Jul 24, 2023
• ISBN: 9798350910506

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Dedicated to my parents, Robert and Phyllis

Without them, I would not be the man I am

© 2023 Step Jones All rights reserved. This book or any portion thereof may not be reproduced or used in any manner whatsoever without the express written permission of the publisher except for the use of brief quotations in a book review.

ISBN 979-8-35091-049-0 eBook 979-8-35091-050-6

Contents

Chapter One

Chapter Two

Chapter Three

Chapter Four

Chapter Five

Chapter Six

Chapter Seven

Chapter Eight

Chapter Nine

Chapter Ten

Chapter Eleven

Chapter Twelve

Chapter One

Be thankful we’re not getting all of the government we are paying for.

Will Rogers

Why am I writing this? Why should you care? Because you are probably the American Peasant. Don’t be alarmed - it can be fabulous to be an American peasant.

What is the American Peasant? If you are living from paycheck to paycheck, that would be a first clue. American peasants have a high standard of living in the world today. We no longer live off the land, but depend on others for our daily needs. Americans depend on food chains that we no longer control and depend on others to obtain our daily bread. What happens if the food supply starts to run out and people start to lose the ability to eat to live? How many meals do you have to miss to begin to create something so horrible in humanity that I shudder to even think about the consequences? And could this happen to us in America?

Poor decisions by the elites and globalists have, with their globalist policies, decimated the middle class in this country. Reducing the middle class in this country causes unstable economic policy. By offshoring much of America’s manufacturing, America has weakened our middle class, and a strong middle class is a strong and stable country, but a weak middle class causes instability.

The religion of climate change has removed God from our schools and lives. We have become secular and agnostic, as can be evidenced by the narcissistic behavior of our leaders. Fantasies and narcissism have been accepted as truth in our society.

What would be a second clue that we are American peasants? Our egos tell us that we make a difference, but do you really believe that you will be included in a history book? The only real difference we make in this world is with our family, if we are lucky enough to have one. Families make up nations; families have children that keep the country sustainable. The family unit is essential to the well-being of the world, and if you take the family unit away, you will have disjoined nations, which will then lose value in society.

What would be the third clue that you are an American peasant? You are being manipulated by the media, politicians, and financial institutions, in what has been called the Uniparty of the United States of America. The Uniparty is not just politicians, but other political activities that are not in the best interest of the family unit.

You are probably aware of the recent school shooting at the Covenant Christian School in Nashville, Tennessee. The shooter was Audrey Hale, a transgender female, who shot and killed 3 nine-year-olds, the head of the school, a custodian, and a substitute teacher. You may not agree with my analysis of the state of America today, as we might have a gulf in our thinking socially, politically, and philosophically; but can we agree that the killing of nine-year-olds is sick, and people who think that is ok are not part of your or my America? We are better than that as a civilization. As I will suggest in this writing, we are not a hopeless nation. Our thinking has changed in the past decades, which I will outline, and I believe America needs to get back to the fundamentals that made America great.

That does not mean we have to live in the past; the past is history and the future is going to be different. Society will change, just as everything changes and moves forward. We cannot go back into the past; we must continue our journey forward. We cannot bring back civilization to a decade ago or a century ago. I am not sure we would want to, anyway. And, on our way to the future, we need to work very hard to not destroy ourselves in the process.

The good news is, the American peasant has a very high standard of living. The median household income of Americans is $71,000, according to a study of Credit Suisse’s 2022 global wealth report, which places Americans in the top 4% of the richest people in the world. The median worldwide income is $2,800, according to Giving What We Can. a worldwide organization with over 9200 members. This means half of the households in America make 25 times the median worldwide income. Americans make up 31% of global net worth. So we are a rich nation, and if you have traveled outside the country, it is good to be back home for most of us. You may not feel rich right now, but you have more than income, you have freedom. Freedom is being chipped away in the country now. Even with this wealth that has been created, it creates problems within our society because we are more dependent on each other for our standard of living. We no longer live off the land, but in cities where we become dependent on each other for everything we consume.

What made America great? Both the American peasant and the elite have worked together to create such a society.

There has always been tension between the elite and American peasants.

And regular Americans are not like people in other countries in the world. We believe that we are special and have a unique government that allows us to be different and free. And many of us are willing to fight in whatever ways we can in order to keep this freedom.

First of all, I would like to share that I am a Christian. So this is written from a Christian perspective; however, this is written for Americans, all Americans. Regardless of the color of your skin, religious beliefs, economic status, or political beliefs, we are all Americans. We all share the same American air, water, land, and government. Diversity is not our friend, but unity in the American culture should be welcomed by all Americans; the culture and philosophy of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. All men are created equal, and all women are created equal in front of the living God.

First and foremost, we live in a land that is unique—built by Americans of all races and creeds. Anything else is a lie.

As we grow older, we put away childhood and become adults, whether we want to or not. There is a struggle in life, and it is not easy. Rent becomes due, and groceries are not free. Many of us struggle through life. We lose loved ones. We get sick—the condition of human existence. Bad things happen whether we want them to or not, and then we die. This life is hard.

The aforementioned is the secular view of life, and then you die. Those that have grown up without a God in their lives lack a belief in something in the future that will give them hope. Without hope, evil permeates through our own systems and societies. As Paul says in Corinthians, Love never fails. And those who don’t have God consider themselves to be Him. It is a very narcissistic belief that you are the intelligent design of the Universe.

Again, I happen to be Christian, but in America, it shouldn’t matter. And, as a Christian, I understand that not everyone is a believer. 2000 years ago a man named Thomas didn’t believe the 11 men that lived with Jesus. The number of believers has grown since then. God was in our schools, workplaces, and homes until the 1960s and 1970s when secularists started gaining control of our society. Why did people want to take God away? I don’t know a single person who was hurt by God. You may be angry at God at times, but all He has done is give us life, and, some would say, death. Or, as I would say, this physical being we have now as our body is just another phase in our eternal life journey.

So, while Americans don’t have to believe in God, as far as I can research, all of our nation’s founders believed in God. More on that later.

But we, as Americans, have to believe in America. Belief in America is the only requirement to