"Today, 237 years since that cursed piece of paper launched a war that killed 50,000, formalized the genocide of indigenous Americans, and locked African slaves into another century of bondage, the Declaration is still little more than a casserole of Enlightenment tropes dumped over the money grudges of the One Percent. You never hear about the British leading the global campaign against slavery, to pick a morally correct cause of the 18th Century, because they got over themselves once their whole global empire crumbled. But along with the U.S. Constitution, the Declaration has been the subject of more infantile modern-day nationalistic nonsense than all the rest of the world's legal structures combined."
From GAWKER 2013
Forth of July bullshit.
"Word" as they say.
ReplyDeleteAnd all the world's religions too.
We really need a forth of july bullshit parade! TRUTH parade.
DeleteMy least favorite "holiday." An homage to things that are bullshit plus loud ridiculous fireworks to accompany the lies. Yes to a bullshit parade!
ReplyDeleteThank you Robin, it is my least fave as well. Based on gargantuan lies , wars, nationalism and damned fireworks. Horrendous holiday.
DeleteI'm Canadian. Our bucket of b.s. has been kicked over too.
ReplyDeleteThere are no saints!
DeleteI always have a hard time with the 4th. Fireworks and beer out of plastic flag cups. Whatever.
ReplyDeleteAnother contrived "holiday" made to make idiots feel good about being idiots, I reckon.
DeleteIt's ALL bullshit.
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