THE BLOG OF DISQUIET :Qweir Notions,an uncommonplace-book from the Armpit of Diogenes, binge-thinker jottings since2008.
Tuesday, 4 July 2017
On the Fourth of July
European-Americans celebrate
their independence from England,
so most African-Americans don't have to work.
They can spend the day
celebrating each other
and commiserating with, maybe even praying for,
Original-Americans.
Who are those original Americans ? Is there such a thing ? Are the original Canadians from Asia ? And how sad for Canadians never to have an Independace Day.
The most evil empire which has ever existed doesn't have a National Day. Holland and Denmark have, I think, "just" the monarch's birthday, like Thailand, Japan etc. France has as fatuous a National Day as the US. I think the latter copied the former, but am not sure.
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Who are those original Americans ? Is there such a thing ? Are the original Canadians from Asia ?
And how sad for Canadians never to have an Independace Day.
OK, Jindra - PRE-COLUMBIAN.
The most evil empire which has ever existed doesn't have a National Day. Holland and Denmark have, I think, "just" the monarch's birthday, like Thailand, Japan etc. France has as fatuous a National Day as the US. I think the latter copied the former, but am not sure.
Canada has, I think, Dominion Day (?)
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