what to the slave is your 4th of july?

for that matter, what to the slave is your 5th of july? so, on the 4th of july, we celebrate our independence. but, who are we independent from? landlords? the phone company? the gas company? the media? the police? the government? most of us seem to lack independence. so, let us instead celebrate our lack of independence. let the retail clerks and waiters and cashiers and laundry operators and all the others come together and celebrate their lack of power.

and speaking of independence, we don't seem to value cuba's political independence too much, do we? what about iraq? no, we want a dependent world, dependent upon us. and when other countries decide they would like to decide things for themselves, we destroy their independent hopes. and by the way, why are there so many fucking e's in independent? and why am i saying the word independent so often?

so, our love of independence is rather fickle. but, for most, it isn't really about independence; it's about getting together with others and having a good time. and i guess that's ok, but who are these others? see, that's a problem right there; they are others. they are not me! right off the bat, they are suspect. a few, like tixon and pinko, and my immediate family, pass the test, but most remain "the others." faceless members of the crowd who insist on making noise. it isn't their fault; most of them are quite nice. a lot of them probably have much to offer, and yet, i begrudge them. i begrudge their cook outs and their friday night club appearances and you name it.

so, if most of us are more into the hanging out than the fact that it's the 4th, why don't we all get together on malcolm's birthday, or, on the day the americans were forced to leave vietnam?

so yeah, obviously it does have political meaning, because no one short of a left wing loon would think of getting together on these days, which is kind of sad, ain't it?

there is a day, june 19th, i believe in 1865 (it might be 1866) when slavery officially ended. only about 2 weeks before the 4th, it is pretty much an anniversary ignored by most americans. now, since we all love freedom and independence, and since slavery lasted about 80 years after "independence," why don't we all get together on june 19th every year? think we could win enough whites over?

perhaps, since most of them don't really know what the fuck is going on anyway.

but no, tradition is one thing they do know, as in, traditionally we control everything.

so, let us all get together and celebrate tradition.

white, american, tradition.

happy 4th.