This morning, the family and I checked out the the Fourth of July parade in downtown Ypsilanti. And, as always, I was struck by the how delightfully bonkers it all was. From the evangelical puppetry to the elderly ladies taking turns behind the Jeep-mounted M60 machine gun, like they’d just rolled off the set of […]
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Celebrating the Fourth of July in Ypsilanti
Posted in History, Mark's Life, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti Also tagged abortion, Fourth of July, Frederick Douglass, Hare Krishnas, Impulse, Patrick Colbeck, patriotism, Ypsilanti 12 Comments
Celebrating the Fourth of July with Howard Zinn and Frederick Douglass
I marched in the Ypsi 4th of July parade this morning. If I didn’t wave back to you, I’m sorry. I had my hands full making sure that Arlo didn’t get too close to the SUV in front of us, which I believe contained someone seeking elected office. Here we are, fulfilling our patriot obligation. […]
Posted in History, Mark's Life, Uncategorized Also tagged A People's History of the United States, Fourth of July, Frederick Douglass, God, Howard Zinn, nationalism 9 Comments
What was your favorite part of Ypsi’s Fourth of July parade? Was it getting shot at?
Sadly, I didn’t get video of him actually pointing his gun at the small kids lining the parade route, pulling the trigger, and strafing the crowd with simulated machine gun fire. This photo was taken by a friend, right at the end of the parade, once he’d decided to end his imagined killing spree. UPDATE: […]
Posted in Observations, Ypsilanti Also tagged culture of violence, Fourth of July, gunman, guns, military 21 Comments