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Thursday, July 4. 2024

Happy Independence Day, Americans

With a thanks to the French, who made it possible


Posted by Bird Dog at 08:11 | Comments (14) | Trackbacks (0)

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#1 Zachriel on 2024-07-04 08:20 (Reply)
Have a blessed day!
#2 Clovis Sangrail on 2024-07-04 09:29 (Reply)
Thanks, Frenchies. We couldn't have done it without you.

But I consider the debt paid in full (or more) because of WWI and WWII.

Now quit doing idiotic things, would ya?
#3 Dangerous Dean on 2024-07-04 09:39 (Reply)
When you stop and consider all the Indian trouble the French stirred up prior to the revolution getting kick started, they owed us. Those wars killed a lot of American Colonists. If the French wouldn’t have been such incompetent fools, their leadership in Quebec, constantly looking to line their pockets, this whole continent would look different. Alas, it’s the French.
#4 B. Hammer on 2024-07-04 10:02 (Reply)
My 8th grade teacher made this point to our class by reading to us for the first 10 minutes of the day from Mary P. Wells Smith's book, The Boy Captive of Old Deerfield. There is also a follow-up book, The Boy Captive in Canada, but it is not available in digital format.

Another example of French and Indian trouble in old New England is Massacre on the Merrimack: Hannah Duston's Captivity and Revenge in Colonial America

Another example: The Border Wars of New England, Commonly Called King William's and Queen Anne's Wars
#4.1 Gringo on 2024-07-04 14:31 (Reply)
"Massacre on the Merrimack" is a superb book.
#4.1.1 PCB on 2024-07-04 17:28 (Reply)
Thanks for the book recommendation. I highly recommend Allan W. Eckert’s books about that era: The Frontiersman, Wilderness Empire, The Conqueror, and more.
#4.1.2 B. Hammer on 2024-07-04 19:09 (Reply)
Mad King George was on the throne at the time. Apologies for that. I was born in England and my best friend is an American. Time heals all wounds.
#5 Lord Heathen on 2024-07-04 11:53 (Reply)
Happy Brexit 1776!
#6 Sixtyville on 2024-07-04 11:54 (Reply)
A reflection on the Declaration of Independence from 98 years ago. 'Silent Cal' wasn't always silent. https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/address-the-celebration-the-150th-anniversary-the-declaration-independence-philadelphia?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR0XmxULy3ag84czFtDYW65cxVEfgQq4Wh6cKAlNWrDgj5w4TZhkMfMKsVE_aem_1jTuLQND2sdKDZgcANssWw
#7 John Fisher on 2024-07-04 12:24 (Reply)
Following the link at "More tips here" put the url into linked form. Easy peasy. Silent Cal declares his thoughts on the Declaration.
#7.1 Gringo on 2024-07-04 14:42 (Reply)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPIeLh7_M0A
If you are as old as I am you can remember Kate Smith singing this to sing off the Ed Sullivan show every night. That was America. We made a terrible mistake. perhaps beginning about 1960 but certainly by the 70's we began electing people who wanted to destroy our country and now they are fully in charge. I don't think we can "fix" it. We may not even try, we have grown weak and are so divided that the forces of evil will likely win. I do think this will end in violence, serious widespread violence. I do think that those who want the America that they grew up in really don't want that violence and that is what tempers their actions. But, as a result I think the violence will be worse as those who would end our republic grow stronger and more violent themselves. Too many good Americans will stand aside unwilling to fight for their country for fear of the very violence that is inevitable. We are nearing that precipice and it cannot be avoided. You have a decision to make.

I wish some everyday TV personality would choose to end their TV show every night with Kate Smith singing God Bless America. I miss it. It never fails to bring tears to my eyes. I find myself wondering did it make me cry when I was just a child? I know it made me proud, but did it make me cry back in the 50's? I know it would have if I could have seen what was coming...
#8 OneGuy on 2024-07-04 17:05 (Reply)
Until we're all dead, there's hope. Pray and fast. God's still in charge.
#9 Mark (Link) on 2024-07-04 17:27 (Reply)
Amen, brother. Amen.
#9.1 B. Hammer on 2024-07-04 18:58 (Reply)

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