So me and this guy were sitting and having a little debate and here is how it sort of went though very narrated. We had this debate at a party of all things.
We were discussing the 4th of July and the meaning behind it. It is my understanding this is the day back in 1776 that we declared independence from britain and their high taxes, etc etc... Thus the declaration of independence and soon after the constitution were born. Now i studied history some in college but i am not a history buff, but my friend put this scenario to me....as he proclaims to some what be a history buff.... Now i know that people like to have an excuse to party and that is fine, but he questioned that a lot of people just celebrate holidays without even thinking about the meanings anymore, which makes sense. but he told me that the reasons behind us fighting the british back in the day were justified as there laws and tariffs were tyrannical, etc etc..... He goes on further to tell me that the many of the "reasons" we ended up having the revolutionary war back then are not only in effect and law now but are worse in the present time (brought on by the us govt and big business). Reasons being things such as percentage of income to taxes, privacy, owning a gun, and basic freedoms, etc etc.... He says that we had many problems including that back then the british wanted 5% of everything we earned to go to them, yet now we pay close to at least 25% or more of everything we earn in sales taxes, income taxes (which are stolen from us before we even see it), property taxes, estate taxes, etc taxes..... So my question and wonder is this.... is the us govt more oppressive now than the british govt was back in the time of the revolutionary war (and thus the birth of the holiday of July 4th) and is the holiday just a spoof of celebrated so called independence and freedom? What are your thoughts? Now i know we do have it better than some countries believe me, (of course there are many that are "more free" with different social system structures that do just as well economically) but i am wondering if all those years i have celebrated "freedom" (as i was taught and learned) has really been just a waste brought on by the propaganda of the traditional american holiday in general? And is all this money i and many others spent over the years on fireworks and barbecues etc etc, though put to good use and fun and i do not regret it (hee-hee), been just a waste of our resources to celebrate something that doesnt hold as much truth as it used to? If anyone is a history buff maybe they can shed some light on this, or maybe if u just have an opinion? And to keep this somewhat on topic what is everyone doing for July 4th.....? And though i question the logic of the holiday (less than my friend) i will be out in force with the grill and the new mix cd....just bc i like to party..... peace d www.audiomind.tk ___________________________________________________________________ The D mailing list http://www.djdenise.com/ Check out the new forum! http://www.djdenise.com/forum/
