[Peace-discuss] [Peace] Why I did not march in the July 4th parade

[Karen Aram]

Midge

In addition to Peter Linebaugh, I also posted an interview with Gerald Horne. I found him to be even more informative, explaining the Declaration of Independence, as a means by the US colonialists, to continue slave labor. After the UK abolished and outlawed it.

On Jul 5, 2017, at 04:39, Mildred O'brien via Peace-discuss <peace-discuss at lists.chambana.net<mailto:peace-discuss at lists.chambana.net>> wrote:

After reading the Peter Linebaugh discussion of The Untold History of the Fourth of July I decided not to give homage to a false narrative.

Midge O'Brien


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Subject: [Peace] Why I will be marching in the July 4th parade

A friend wrote: I’ll stay home and watch the Red Sox play
Sitting on one's couch is always an option.

The 4th of July commemorates the adoption of the Declaration of Independence. It is true that some have co-opted it as a celebration of wars that the United States have fought.

The theme of the Champaign County celebration is, ‘Salute To Education,’
This theme is particularly important, especially because we as a country fail miserably at education. We, miseducated Americans, continue to allow US presidents to kill between 20 and 30 million people since 1945, for the profits of the US 1%. Let us join together to improve education and help people develop critical thinking in our country.

Or we could sit on our couches.

As for me and my house, we will join the parade which begins at 11:05 a.m. near First and Florida, continues East on Florida to Lincoln Avenue then proceeds North on Lincoln Avenue to California. I will be walking with the Immigration Forum.

Sincerely,
Karen Medina
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