Still Soul Searching

Trying to reconnect with my spirit.

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Location: Lancaster, Ca., United States

California born and raised

Thursday, April 20, 2006

My Flag



My flag is pictured here behind me, but it is I who stand behind my flag.
America was here before the pilgrims arrived. Indigenous people of North America, no it wasn't The United States of America - but how united is America now? How united has it ever been? Indigenous people of North America do not understand why our immigrant European fellow Americans, who migrated here - to find a better life, are so concerned with immigrants now. Is it because immigrants tend to bring new disease, change the cosmetic make up & culture of the existing tribe? And what about America's West Coast make up then & now? How was this changed seventy years ago in the 1930's, when millions of Indigenous people of North America, were sent to live a little further south and not allowed to take any thing but the clothes on their back. This also was done by organizing, protesting, and intimidation tactics. Kinda scary huh?
My point is this - the United States of America is the product of hard working immigrants, let's learn this lesson and not let history repeat itself. There is an opportunity to avoid this. Remember the price of democracy is the breaking down of barriers - dare I say borders? After all, is it not the United States of America who is constantly infiltrating / illegally immigrating to other countries in order spread our brand of democracy? Yes, this is a good thing, but the price of this is changing the cosmetic make up & culture of the existing tribe.

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