Reading the text you might think it was written by someone affiliated with the Claremont Institute.
The propaganda from the Union Army is rather humorous, if you're in the proper state of mind to read it that way. Otherwise it might be infuriating. On Facebook, from US Central Command:
On this Independence Day, we send out thanks and wishes to our troops as they continue to protect our nation and preserve her liberty. Thank you for your service!
And from the National Guard:
Happy Independence Day! As you celebrate our great country today, please take a moment to remember the true meaning of independence and to thank the men and women who fight for our Freedom. Land of the free because of the brave!
Protecting liberty? What of the encroachments on liberty by the National Leviathan? Add to that imperial wars that are not necessary for the defense of the Union -- I think those early American separatists would have a thing or two to say about the way things have turned out.
Something a bit more positive (or more constructive)... Distributism and the Modern Economy by Donald P. Goodman III.
See "American Diversity" and Open Thread at Traditional Christianity.
Edit. Someone posted this for the FB page for the American Chesteron Society: "Happy Birthday America, the only nation built on a creed." Wow.
Counterpunch:
Gareth Porter, Despite Troop Surge, Taliban Attacks and US Casualties Soared
Dave Lindorff, Our Incredible Shrinking Constitution
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