4th of July

Today is the 4th of July, the anniversary of our country declaring independence from the United Kingdom. We the people, though they didn't include slaves, natives, women, or non land owners but we the people sounded better than us white men. Anyways we stood up for our rights. Sadly those left out are still struggling for their rights.

Descendants of slaves can still be killed by police. Like the men who rounded up slaves back in the day they get away with it by blaming the victims. They shouldn't have run away. Until all races are treated equally we can never really call ourselves the land of the free, can we?

Native Americans were slaughtered for their land. Pure and simple genocide but still today they have no rights when it interferes with what white men want. One only has to look at whats happening at Standing Rock to see little has changed for them. Land of the brave, yeah.

Women have had equal rights since the equal rights amendment passed. Oh wait, it never did. Until it is written into law it is just lip service. Is it too little to ask that our elected officials guarantee the rights of half the population?

Non land owners are at the whimsy of landlords who make keep them in substandard housing so they can turn a buck. In the "so called" greatest country in the world a little rent control would be a great thing. Much like a living wage and universal healthcare it is truly needed in this land of ours
So Happy Birthday America! Nice to see we celebrate genocide, terrorist acts, and traitors, the true ideals our country was founded on and still stands for today. If only we lived up to the principles set forth in our constitution and our bill of rights.