Michael Shannon

I’e been thinking lately about who we are in this lovely country. We are kind. We think of others. We are free with our earnings in order to help the unfortunate. We ask for nothing in return.

We are marvelous creators. There are the engineers who have built this country with their inventions. There are the painters and printmakers who capture the spirit and the sublime looks we are fortunate to have. Our National Parks are the glory of this country, something no other can match. We have embraced immigrants from everywhere on earth. They have made us better.

One of the reasons that the American language is so diverse and adaptable is the fact that there are at least four hundred and thirty separate languages spoken in this country, which contributes to our distinct spoken word.

Our greatest single export is is our music. We’ve taken seeds from every culture and grown a rainbow of styles which have taken root and flourished all over the globe.

We are so unique in history. We sometimes have periods of time in which the small minded among us are ascendant but they are always undone by the meanness of their kind and so it will be this time too. Might is not right. We who are the meek will as is said, will inherit.

So turn on your radio and let the music play.

Endure.