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http://lewrockwell.com/dilorenzo/dilorenzo232.html

Should We Ask God To Bless the Troops?
http://lewrockwell.com/vance/vance296.html

Happy Enslavement Day?
http://lewrockwell.com/berwick/berwick57.1.html

Let s Enslave Your Children
http://lewrockwell.com/anderson/anderson343.html

What Americans Used To Know About the Declaration of Independence
http://lewrockwell.com/dilorenzo/dilorenzo260.html

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The Dawn s Early Light

William Rivers Pitt, Truthout: ''Tonight at 10:30 PM, if the weather decides to behave, I will look up into the sky and behold one of the greatest spectacles to be found anywhere in America.... All those pretty lights in the sky, however, will do nothing to obscure the brutal truths facing America. As we celebrate the anniversary of freedom, we become more and more each day a country that seems to have forgotten the meaning of the word.''

http://truth-out.org/news/item/10137-the-dawns-early-light



Thomas Jefferson s Betrayal

Bill Moyers, Moyers & Company: ''We should remember that behind this Fourth of July holiday are human beings, like Thomas Jefferson, who were as flawed and conflicted as they were inspired, who espoused great humanistic ideals while behaving with reprehensible racial discrimination. That conflict, between what we know and how we live, is still a struggle in contemporary politics and society.''

http://truth-out.org/video/item/10147-thomas-jeffersons-betrayal



Our Interpretations of Patriotism Can Inspire Solidarity or Discrimination: Which Will Americans Choose?

Robert Reich, Robert Reich's Blog: ''The first version of patriotism is protecting America from people beyond our borders who might otherwise overrun us, whether immigrants coming here illegally or foreign powers threatening us with aggression. The second version of patriotism is joining together for the common good.... It also means paying our fair share of taxes so our community or nation has enough resources to meet all our needs, and preserving and protecting our system of government.''

http://truth-out.org/news/item/10149-our-ideas-about-patriotism-can-inspire-solidarity-or-discrimination-which-will-Americans-choose



Remembering the Violence and Elitism Behind US Independence

David Swanson, War Is a Crime: ''It s just possible that the space of 236 years and a truckload of fireworks are obscuring our vision. It s hard for us to see what should be obvious. Many nations, including Canada as the nearest example, have gained their independence without wars. We claim that a war was for independence, but if we could have had all the same advantages without the war, would that not have been better?''

http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/10148-oh-say-maybe-we-cant-see-another-4th-of-july



The Founders' True Spirit

E.J. Dionne Jr., The Washington Post Writers Group: ''Constitutional questions enter the political conversation in the United States more than in most countries because our diverse nation is bound by our founding principles, not by blood, race or ethnicity. This has advantages and disadvantages. The biggest advantages are our openness and the fact that we tend to argue on the basis of high principles. The biggest disadvantage is that differences over policy are often disguised as differences over whether a preferred choice is constitutional or not.''

http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/10151-the-founders-true-spirit



Why Don t Americans Take More Vacations? Blame it on Independence Day

Yves Smith, Naked Capitalism: ''This hidden history of our national celebration is only a small portion of [author Alex] Carey s account of the extent and reach of the Americanization campaign. It shows how big business has led a long-standing, persistent, and well-financed campaign to turn the public against fighting for one s rights if those rights are workplace rights.''

http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/10153-why-dont-americans-take-more-vacations-blame-it-on-independence-day

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Obama s Foreign Policy Deception
http://www.commondreams.org/video/2012/07/12

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Governments Exist to Further the Interests of ''Favored Groups''. ''We the People'' are Never the Favored Group.

By Prof. John Kozy

The people are viewed by the establishment as chickens to be broiled for lunch.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31857.htm



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