As the United States of America, celebrate its independence anniversary declared on 4th July, 1776, we take a look at the history of America, the events that led to declaration of independence, and most importantly why declaration of independence was not a cause for celebration among all Americans, particularly for the native Americans and the enslaved African Americans. “For Native Americans, it may be a bitter reminder of colonialism, which brought fatal diseases, cultural hegemony and genocide. Neither did the new republic’s promise of “life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness” extend to African Americans. The colonists who declared their freedom from England did not share their newly founded liberation with the millions of Africans they had captured and forced into slavery.”

The so-called Revolution was according to Professor Gerald Horne, was a ‘Counter-Revolution’ a conservative effort by American colonists to protect their system of slavery. Contrary to anonymous role often assign to African Americans in the American Revolution (which Prof. Gerald Horne refer to as Counter-Revolution) the prof. lucidly outline their roles and their major impact. The book is a great shift in paradgim.

Professor Gerald Horne, is the author of the book “The Counter-Revolution of 1776: Slave Resistance and the Origin of the United States of America.”

https://kritisansar.noblogs.org/files/2017/12/The-Counter-Revolution-of-1776.pdf

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[–] Abracadaniel@hexbear.net 5 points 5 hours ago (2 children)

Friend is really mad at me because they were asking about my ancestry/"lineage" (very mixed European) and when my family immigrated to the US (it's all over the place and depends on which ancestors you look at) in order to optimize my diet.

And I made fun of the whole idea, "as we know each European race has evolved distinct dietary habits" they took it very personallly.

[–] buttwater@hexbear.net 2 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

Eastern European? Cabbage & potatoes (yes I know potatoes are a new world food)

Western European? Potatoes & cabbage

[–] Abracadaniel@hexbear.net 2 points 4 hours ago

French? Cheeses

Where do beans fit in?

Lamb?

Etc. yes they said things like this

[–] woodenghost@hexbear.net 1 points 4 hours ago

Yeah, it sounds very silly. Did they just randomly offer to cook for you? Because tbh, if a friend offered me food, I'd be so thankful I'd excuse a lot of silliness.