They teach us to pledge allegiance to the stars and stripes, but they need to teach allegiance to people starving and equal rights. Books they making need replacing. It's a mystery till they read Howard Zinn's A People's History (of the US from 1492 to Present). You can't discover land on which Natives live and stand and schools still spread this scam by honoring this man! I don't get it, giving credit to Columbus for atrocities. He came here to get the gold and claim the land as his property - to split it with the rich back in Europe for monopolies. They profiting from the legacy of Jefferson and Washington. They wrote the Constitution. They owned hundreds of slaves, but they gave this conclusion: they said we'll get "freedom" from the American Revolution, but Indians and women wasn't given retribution. Or, if you were poor, you were never meant to benefit. It only helped the rich get more rich and that's the end of it. Like the war in Iraq, it goes back and has a precedent.
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In school they teach you just a pledge of allegiance. It's a book I read you gotta go get so you can read it. It shows how this mess was created into place. Face A People's History of the United States. (by Howard Zinn. there are young people's versions and comic book versions available)
In the Declaration of Independence, half of society was never even mentioned. Back in the day, women were taught to obey and for a while that was the way that it would stay. With philosophy, men who said women are our property. Rebellion never stopped 'cause of women like the Grimke sisters, Sojourner Truth, and Lucretia Mott (real heroes). They said the next step in the cause was to get up at Seneca Falls. While the Natives still sought to take a stand, the new American government burned their homes to take their land. The Natives hated the settlers for the way that they abused 'em. That's why most tribes fought with the British in the revolution. And after it the government wanted more land and expanded it. They moved west but the move caused 70,000 Native deaths. There was a man known for the way that he attacked him. You can find him on your $20 bill; it's Andrew Jackson. They tried to make taking Native land sound more suitable. The name they gave this mission was the 'Indian Removal.' Before all this happened the Natives were more caring. They had this alone and were known for their sharing. It wasn't about competition and racking up private property (riches). They was introduced to that by Europe's acts and philosophy. The government broke every treaty that they made with the Natives, and today they still discriminate against immigration (how ironic!)
After taking Native land, the government wanted more. They took California and Texas in the Mexican War. Plus Arizona (how ironic!) and more Mexican land and planned steadily to take Utah and Nevada. They called it 'Manifest Destiny' (the most racist thing ever). The war was opposed by those in the know like Fredrick Douglas, the Quakers, and Henry David Thoreau (more real heroes). Little to no freedom came from the slave's emancipation, 'cause rich, white men still were owners of every occupation. Plus the proclamation didn't stop discrimination - didn't stop the creation of a racist education. People organized in 1835 as they strive for better ways fighting to end more than 10 hour (work) days. And way back, it's a fact they scripted the Conscription Act, so the rich didn't have to fight in the wars - only the poor. Today's the same situation with the rich who rule this nation. The riches' businesses evolved; today they're called 'corporations.'
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