Happy Independence Day

[Scythia]

On this day, the people of the U.S. celebrate independence from the south, according to the declaration of independence signed in 1964.

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I know they select the worst respondents for these, but it is a bit depressing that they had so many worst ones to choose from.

Have an safe and informed holiday.

[KahnyaGnorc]

He was off by two days, but I've always like this John Adams quote:

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“The Second Day of July 1776 will be the most memorable Epocha, in the History of America. . . . It ought to be solemnized with Pomp and Parade, with Shews, Games, Sports, Guns, Bells, Bonfires, and Illuminations from one End of this Continent to the other from this Time forward forever more.”

[Turin the Mad]

staggers in rather drunk with 112 oz. of high grade microbrewery lager in his system

Ya know, despite the rain, today is a good day. Missus Turin and I are planning to do some binge watching of season 4 of Game of Thrones today. What better way to celebrate than with skullduggery, backstabbing and general mayhem and foolishness?

;)

[Freehold DM]

What a bunch of dopes.

Then again, shows like this are notorious for cutting òut the people who got the answers right and focusing on those who didnt.

Still, happy independence day!

[Fergie]

There IS a good secession from US tyranny, but I think it gets celebrated in April:
The Conch Republic (República de la Concha) is a micronation declared as a tongue-in-cheek secession of the city of Key West, Florida, from the United States on April 23, 1982. While the protest that sparked the creation of the Conch Republic (and others which have occurred since then) have been described by some as "tongue-in-cheek", they were motivated by frustrations over genuine concerns. The original protest event was motivated by a U.S. Border Patrol roadblock and checkpoint which greatly inconvenienced residents and was detrimental to tourism in the area.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conch_Republic

Off to watch some explosions... Happy Independence Day everyone!

Pssst! Hey britz! This america stuff is great and all but do you have universal health care over there... And Blair is gone right? just how much space you got?

[The 8th Dwarf]

Happy Independence Day from Australia.

[Grey Lensman]

Fergie wrote:

Pssst! Hey britz! This america stuff is great and all but do you have universal health care over there... And Blair is gone right? just how much space you got?

Funny enough, the Revolution would have gained far less popular support if Parliament had treated the colonies as English rather than....well, colonists (second class citizens or worse). Ben Franklin left for England a devoted loyalist, but came back a revolutionary.

[Freehold DM]

Grey Lensman wrote:

Fergie wrote:

Pssst! Hey britz! This america stuff is great and all but do you have universal health care over there... And Blair is gone right? just how much space you got?

Funny enough, the Revolution would have gained far less popular support if Parliament had treated the colonies as English rather than....well, colonists (second class citizens or worse). Ben Franklin left for England a devoted loyalist, but came back a revolutionary.

indeed. While I am aware the winners write the history books, still, having British authorities who weren't jerks would have gone a long way.

[Grey Lensman]

Freehold DM wrote:

Grey Lensman wrote:

Fergie wrote:

Pssst! Hey britz! This america stuff is great and all but do you have universal health care over there... And Blair is gone right? just how much space you got?

Funny enough, the Revolution would have gained far less popular support if Parliament had treated the colonies as English rather than....well, colonists (second class citizens or worse). Ben Franklin left for England a devoted loyalist, but came back a revolutionary.

indeed. While I am aware the winners write the history books, still, having British authorities who weren't jerks would have gone a long way.

The neat thing with the American Revolution is that both sides were strong enough after to each write their own history. I watched a British documentary on those events and the perspective was interesting (although the host couldn't go 5 minutes without bringing up slavery, over and over and over).

[Freehold DM]

I'm a bit of a sucker for documentaries on American stuff from non American sources - what was the name?

[Grey Lensman]

Rebels and Redcoats

Also interesting to view is The Journey of English, or maybe The Voyage of English, which traces the English language from pre-Norman Angle-Land all the way to present day.

And for an amusing take, Historyonics. You gotta love a show which plays London Calling when discussing the Gunpowder Plot.