From the BG:
"And then Douglass asked: "What, to the American slave, is your Fourth of July? I answer: a day that reveals to him, more than all other days in the year, the gross injustice and cruelty to which he is the constant victim. To him, your celebration is a sham; your boasted liberty, an unholy license; your national greatness, swelling vanity."
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"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness.
Unfortunately, because of AmeriKa's inculcation, 'er, indoctrination, 'er, ejerkashunal system no one understands history.
It's what the rest of the world is doing in the streets, America.
Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath shewn, that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed.
And here we are in the year 2011, America.
Boy those founding fathers were smart!
But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object, evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security....
Maybe you can start with the TSA and spying and then work in the unwanted wars based on lies and the Wall Street and corporate looting of the U.S. treasury.
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It's amazing, but when you read the list of grievances against King George so many of them can be applied to the AmeriKan government of today in one form or another.
Also see: New Englanders plan to take to the road for Fourth of July
Pyrotechnician lights Fourth music with fireworks
Rehearsal for Boston Pops Fourth of July concert draws thousands
McBride, Pops prep for surprise collaboration
With money tight, towns go to lengths to fund July Fourth fireworks
Still reeling from tornadoes, Monson cancels holiday events
Storms postpone fireworks in some towns
"The nation’s annual birthday celebration will also provide a respite from disaster recovery"
Overlooked signer of Declaration of Independence gets his due
And look what was hidden in the briefs:
"Revelers urged to honor fallen soldier
US Representative Frank Guinta, Republican of New Hampshire, is calling for a moment of silence today in honor of a soldier who recently died of injuries suffered in Afghanistan. Army Specialist Nicholas Bernier died June 25 at a hospital in Germany. The 21-year-old from East Kingston was a combat medic whose unit came under attack in Afghanistan on June 22. Bernier joined the Army in March 2008. He arrived at Fort Polk, La., in April 2010 and deployed with his unit in October. Guinta spoke with Bernier’s family. He is urging New Hampshire residents to pause for a moment during holiday activities to honor Bernier and others who died in service to their country (AP)."
Related: Soldier from New Hampshire dies from injuries
Maybe it is just me; however, I feel Americans have lost what this day truly means among the jingoistic exceptionalism that has been promoted by the government and its mouthpiece media.
