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On July 4 th 1776, so I'm told, the thirteen (13) colonies declared their independence from England. But what were they declaring their dependence too? Did the Native Americans have any input into this declaration? Or was the decision to take the new land already made? Obviously the decision had already been made because to declare their independence from one country, they must be able to declare it to another or you will find yourself homeless. I am reasonably sure that the colonies did not fight the Revolutionary War so that they could become homeless; therefore, the decision to take the new land from the people that were already here was a given.
The Revolutionary War seemed to have been the battle of greed vs. greed and the winner won the right to slaughter the innocent people that were here when they got here. How else can it be explained the thirteen (13) colonies fighting a war for the independence of a land that belonged to someone else? Imagine the mind set of the first European settlers; first they cut the throat of the people who paid their way here and then they stabbed the people in the back that welcomed them here when they got here.
If the Revolutionary War was an example of the settlers willing to give their lives for freedom, why wasn't that same dedication shown in extending those freedoms to the Native Americans? One of the main points of emphasis in the history books was how important religious freedom was to the settlers, but not once have I read where those morally correct individuals even considered the religious freedom of the Native Americans. Speaking of religion, when you subtract the time the settlers spent killing the English soldiers and killing and stealing from the Native Americans, When did they have time to pray? And what could they have said when they did pray? Where they asking God to take sides? Could they have thought they were doing God's work?
Today America comes to somewhat of a stop on the 4 th of July. We have cook outs, parades, fireworks, go shopping, get drunk and/or high, go to the beach, go to concerts and do other celebratory activities. I often wonder what the Native Americans do on the 4 th .
The history books have told me the island of Manhattan, in New York City, was sold to the settlers for $24 worth of junk, but they don't tell us when the Native Americans had the time to learn English. And when did the settlers learn to speak Native American? The Native Americans watched the Europeans settle in South Carolina, Virginia, New York, Plymouth, Boston and other areas and it's my guess that before the Native Americans knew what was going on, there were thirteen (13) colonies. The Native Americans watched as Plymouth Rock became Thirteen Colonies and the Thirteen Colonies became 48 states and as 48 states became 50 states.
The one thing I am sure of about the birth of America is that it was done by a cesarean section.
This is a powerful story, and undeniable in most respects. However, I believe you might have jumped to some inaccurate conclusions.
"Imagine the mind set of the first European settlers; first they cut the throat of the people who paid their way here and then they stabbed the people in the back that welcomed them here when they got here."
See Kenneth, I think we have to really struggle to go back to those early times and really get into the mindset of the first European settlers. It only takes us further away from the actuality to speak using the modern political paradigm. While there might be a fact of adversity between the Indian and White, which included the atrocities to which you allude, acknowledging that fact alone does give us understanding of the why. Simply blaming the origin of colonization on greed seems uselessly naive.
In spite of it all, and this country is changing so much and so fast, I still love America.
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