4th

I Love this cartoon. It shows:

1) This nation didn't start until Euro's invaded, conquered, and colonized. What it was before few really care.

2) All the folks standing around are WEALTHY WHITE MEN.

I do like Benjamin Franklin's glance into the future (we share the same birthday). Benny is the only one of the bunch I have any respect for. He was compassionate and open minded and MAN did that guy ever Love to fuck! 75 illegitimate children.

Today, folks will celebrate in this nation what they believe is THEIR independence with rarely or never critically examining what their independence consists of. Independence, like freedom, are words that are usually whipped cream on top of a "moose turd pie."

The original independence of this nation was so that wealthy white ultra elite males wouldn't have to pay taxes to king george. Women were still the property of men. Most blacks were still the property of white men. All of the stolen wealth and ill gotten gain was the property of ultra elite white men. The ONLY people allowed to vote were propertied white males. So this is and always has been a nation of the rich, by the rich, for the rich.

Independence, like freedom, is a lie used to propagate permission of the masses for the ultra elite to continue to commit numerous crimes against peace, humanity, war crimes, genocide, etc., to create more wealth and or protect their vast amounts of wealth. And as Michael Moore points out in his new movie, "Sicko," we "beasts" at the bottom don't even have close to decent health care in this nation. Yet, we still call this free and independent.

Last year, Rhonda and I were in Pine Ridge, South Dakota. We watched all the Lakota folks gathering for the celebration, and it cracked us up. At the same time, there is a joke amongst many Indian folks. It isn't our holiday. This nation slaughtered and continues to oppress Indians. Indians have the best fireworks for sale. Plus, reservation life is TOUGH, so these folks need something to break it up and celebrate, even if it is a holiday that lead to death and destruction of their predecessors.

Yesterday, I encountered a kid parade of 4-9 year olds on bikes. All wearing red, white, and blue, and having flags planted in their bicycle helmets. I was tickled as well as a little saddened, as the nation they are celebrating doesn't really give a shit about those tiny folks.