Counts warp real debate on difficult issues. A Count can keep Americans stuck in disagreement, or force any result he wants. Counts rob Americans of the chance to work things out.
And this violates
fundamental
American values.
No matter how difficult the issue, Americans expect to be able to have a real, balanced debate. We may or may not agree. But we find ways to live and let live with our neighbors. That’s the American way of life.
Extreme money can turn any regular problem in America into an extreme threat. Elite, entitled Counts endanger America by wielding extreme E8, E9, E10, E11 Money Counts to:
- Throw any debate off balance. No matter how extreme or questionable a Count’s views, he can dominate debate and force the result he wants. There’s no balanced debate with extreme money. The Counting Class can easily outweigh the views of Contributing Americans.
- Warp debate on how to keep Americans safe. There’s a serious debate to be had about what it means to support real public safety in America. But instead, we get extreme agendas sponsored by Counts who already entitle themselves to any private security they want.
- Warp debate on who gets to move to America. There’s a real debate to have about how to handle immigration and refugees and visas. But instead, we get extremism sponsored by Counts who entitle themselves to move freely to and from America whenever they please.
- Warp debate on how to offer healthcare. There’s an important debate to have about how best to provide healthcare. But again, we get extremism sponsored by entitled Counts. Their kids can always get a vaccine, their daughters can always have an abortion. Counts can always access America’s most advanced medical science.
- Warp debate on how we deal with discrimination. Instead of real debates on how to address discrimination of all kinds, we get extremism sponsored by Counts who exempt themselves from any impacts of discrimination.
- Keep what they’ve taken. Counts benefit from the lack of healthy debate in America. When neighbors are pitted against neighbors, Counts know that they’ll get to keep what they’ve taken from America. They can keep piling up more and more extreme Money Counts.
On the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, the Big Woods Declaration (BWD) renews the call for life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, free from the corruption of extreme money.
The BWD is a First Amendment petition to the American people and our government. It is not limited to any political party or group.
The BWD is a total of 60 pages: the Core Declaration (4 pages), the 13 Notes, the 27 Dangers to America, and the 16 Solutions for America.
The BWD may be shared and reused under the terms of the CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 license. View a copy of this license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
The BWD was created without the use of any AI, opinion polling, or focus groups. The BWD draws on many core American ideas as well as the work of Thorstein Veblen, America’s visionary from the Big Woods of Minnesota.
All photos in the BWD were taken in the Big Woods. The BWD was framed by Erik Christopher Sahlin with Alyssa Beth Wulf.