“Since when have we Americans been expected to bow submissively to authority and speak with awe and reverence to those who represent us?”

Answer: Since those who represent us passed laws that can have us "disappear".

Since our "public servants" became the masters.

Since the state became God... and crimes became sins...

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Not sense the founding of the nation have we had so great an opportunity, to cast out, and Restore. MAGA

Since a fledgling concept of individual sovereigns (each and every, any and all being noble heirs of an eternal King) attempted to administer natural law and secure personal inalienable rights was replaced by carnal gods mastery demonic legal positivism, socialisms statist enforced collectivism, implementation of compelled compliance, government licenses, victimless crimes, larceny with impunity (2nd plank of the communist manifesto, Social Security, police state confiscations, titles replacing perfected allodium, etc.), alienation of natures endowed rights, and the concept of he who has the most gold and guns rules. "We The People" - individually and in concert, no longer have representatives.

The question remains, what are we going to do about it?

All mentally ill expect and exist for submission. Submission is the mentally ill's highest motivation. Mentally healthy treat you with equal regard and respect. The authentic American is expected to bow at every moment to the pseudo-Americans who hold positions of authority. Mentally healthy have no expectations of submission  and desire no submission from anyone. The real American never expects submission.

Again I am a amazed how much an uneducated individual like this could reach this position.