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11 years ago
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Ahh, Independence Day!
A day we celebrate all things american... whatever that means.
It's easy for Americans to forget what this nation went through to get to where it is: The invasion and slaughter of Native Americans as a thanks for allowing the Anglo Saxon elite to live on there homeland regardless of permission. Used black slaves to do all manual labor for us. Worshiping a deity called God and asking him (at least they referred to god as a dude) to 'bless us' as so many people of faith do daily and embrace something called Patriotism... I guess.
Oh, and did I mention the slaughter of Native Americans?
But the best part about the 4th of July? We get to stuff our faces with grilled, processed meat products n' byproducts and blow up shit that was made in China! What's more american than goods made in china after all?
I've been watching youtube channel Crash Course lately (focusing on the US history playlist.) Given that history was my worst subject I missed a lot. though the textbooks probably didn't mention that the 4th was the day the United States government approved the deceleration of independence that congress passed 2 days prior but did not sign until the 2nd of August!
After the revolutionary war, both Canada and Great Britain abolished slavery well before the states did. Being a Protestant back then wasn't just the norm, it was the expectation, Following anything else will see you degraded or Killed, as is what happened to Joseph Smith when he promoted the practice of polygamy (I would like to point out that people to this day are still killed here in the states for being different and my stance on polygamy is quite neutral!)
So yeah, we butchered Brits, Natives and Neighbors in the name of freedom (for white peoples of protestant faith) and sovereignty from the British commonwealth... I'm not much of a patriot, never have been and possibly never will be. I am of the belief that patriotism equals Pride: the deadliest of The 7 Deadly Sins.
Happy Independence Day!
p.s. I did mention the slaughter of Native Americans, right?
A day we celebrate all things american... whatever that means.
It's easy for Americans to forget what this nation went through to get to where it is: The invasion and slaughter of Native Americans as a thanks for allowing the Anglo Saxon elite to live on there homeland regardless of permission. Used black slaves to do all manual labor for us. Worshiping a deity called God and asking him (at least they referred to god as a dude) to 'bless us' as so many people of faith do daily and embrace something called Patriotism... I guess.
Oh, and did I mention the slaughter of Native Americans?
But the best part about the 4th of July? We get to stuff our faces with grilled, processed meat products n' byproducts and blow up shit that was made in China! What's more american than goods made in china after all?
I've been watching youtube channel Crash Course lately (focusing on the US history playlist.) Given that history was my worst subject I missed a lot. though the textbooks probably didn't mention that the 4th was the day the United States government approved the deceleration of independence that congress passed 2 days prior but did not sign until the 2nd of August!
After the revolutionary war, both Canada and Great Britain abolished slavery well before the states did. Being a Protestant back then wasn't just the norm, it was the expectation, Following anything else will see you degraded or Killed, as is what happened to Joseph Smith when he promoted the practice of polygamy (I would like to point out that people to this day are still killed here in the states for being different and my stance on polygamy is quite neutral!)
So yeah, we butchered Brits, Natives and Neighbors in the name of freedom (for white peoples of protestant faith) and sovereignty from the British commonwealth... I'm not much of a patriot, never have been and possibly never will be. I am of the belief that patriotism equals Pride: the deadliest of The 7 Deadly Sins.
Happy Independence Day!
p.s. I did mention the slaughter of Native Americans, right?
yor9790
~yor9790
gotta love the fact that my b-day is on the same day the country celebrates its independence from British rule, and created on the backs of slaves and the near genocide of the native people, that i am related to by blood, no matter how little native american blood i have, its still there.
