Semiquincentennial
Also "Common Sense with Fireworks" strikes again...
I’ve been pretty much non-stop the whole month of June, so I’m happy to be in a quiet space relishing not one, but two, whole days off with no appointments and exactly zero external obligations. In any case, I’m not much in the mood for celebrating the 250th birthday of the USA given its recent — and recurring — harmful actions, in cahoots with several other globalist bad actors. I admire and commend the freedom-loving spirit behind the USA’s founders (but also wonder how much of that story is made up, as so many historical “events” are. Anyway, that’s for me to continue to research and ponder, and for you to ignore, if you choose.)
Thanks Amy Sukwan for this meme:
And I like what Amy wrote here:
I’m going to give what might be unpopular opinion in US conservative circles. The only thing I think the Supreme Court did right recently was upholding birthright US citizenship. I do not know how a nation of immigrants, on stolen land no less, can then claim that some are more better than others without it becoming a political debate. They were right to cite the Wong Kim Ark case: in this case, a man born in San Francisco to two Chinese nationals WHO COULD NOT BECOME LEGAL US CITIZENS due to the Asian exclusion act of the time, seeked redress because well, WTF.
Speaking of immigrants, here’s something I made earlier (click image for 5-minute video):
The idea of “Freedom” is something to aspire to, and I’d love to see it exist in reality, for all of humankind.
For those that are celebrating the Semiquincentennial, Heather B has made a great post in honour of today. It especially celebrates the beauty of this land I happened to find myself on, and for which I am grateful (one of these days I will get to see more of it, fingers crossed!)
Heather writes:
Since ancient times it’s always been that we were ruled by Kings, but on July 4, 1776, a very brave band of men decided that we would rule ourselves and the world has never been the same.
Because of the bravery of the freedom warriors that our forefathers were, we do not live under the reign of King George’s royal descendants.
I don’t love everything our government does by any means, but the ideas it was founded on were literally civilization changing. May those ideas endure forever.
Finally, Happy Fireworks Day to those who enjoy them! I made this video two years ago about a wonderful time the year before with three friends and one great idea.
Common Sense with Fireworks 🇺🇸💥(VIDEO)
Last year on July 4th, I walked over with three friends to Bernal Heights. Along with hundreds of other people, we climbed San Francisco’s famous hill to watch the fireworks display happening across…
Perhaps I’ll stroll over to my favourite hill and watch the sky sparkle again tonight…
About the made-up history: Truthstream Media (Aaron and Melissa Dykes) are making a film about the origins of the USA. It should be worth watching when it's finished; they tend to delve pretty deeply into source documents in their films.
Went to the US embassy in Azerbaijan yesterday. "Sorry, the celebration was two days ago," said a faceless voice behind bullet-proof glass surrounded by two-foot-thick concrete walls. So much for American freedom. And, yes, money CAN buy freedom. That's why they keep us all poor.