Wonderland or Not

The Dec­la­ra­tion of Independence

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are crea­ted equal, that they are endo­wed by their Crea­tor with cer­tain una­lie­na­ble rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pur­suit of happiness

I love the begin­ning of this dec­la­ra­tion of ours. Yet, con­si­de­ring what we did to those who came before us, and to those who we brought here from lands afar, I puzzle at the abi­lity of the foun­ders to ignore the incongruity.

He has plun­de­red our seas, rava­ged our coasts, bur­ned our towns, and des­tro­yed the lives of our people.

I’m reco­ve­ring from a night of Ethio­pian fare, and some of the best live music I’ve heard in weeks. Hope you are like­wise reco­ve­ring from something or other. Fire­works from afar this evening.

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Give Us Your Tired And Weak And We Will Make Them Strong
Bring Us Your Foreign Songs And We Will Sing Along
Leave Us Your Bro­ken Dreams We’ll Give Them Time To Mend
There’s Still A Lot Of Love Living In The Promiseland

Living In The Pro­mi­se­land Our Dreams Are Made Of Steel
The Pra­yer Of Every Man Is To Know How Free­dom Feels
There Is A Win­ding Road Across The Shif­ting Sand
And Room For Ever­yone Living In The Promiseland

So They Came From A Dis­tant Isle Name­less Woman, Faithe­less Child Like A Bad Dream
Until There Was No Room At All No Place To Run, And No Place To Fall

Give Us Your Daily Bread We Have No Shoes To Wear
No Place To Call Our Home Only This Cross To Bear
We Are The Mul­ti­tu­des Lend Us A Hel­ping Hand
Is There No Love Any­more Living In The Promiseland

Happy Inde­pen­dence Day

Peace

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