{"id":18450,"date":"2022-07-04T09:30:03","date_gmt":"2022-07-04T13:30:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jamiegraymusic.com\/wordpress\/?p=18450"},"modified":"2022-07-03T17:35:00","modified_gmt":"2022-07-03T21:35:00","slug":"happy-independence-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jamiegraymusic.com\/wordpress\/2022\/07\/happy-independence-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Happy Independence Day."},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Is everyone properly horrified yet?
Or will some folks continue to sit silent while even MORE of our liberty is sold to the highest corporate bidder?

Because THIS America we have now is complacency’s reward. We MUST demand a BETTER America. Better for ALL, not just a privileged few. E Pluribus Unum. From many, one.
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Happy July 4th. Happy Birthday to the most divided America since the Civil War…Funny how little we’ve REALLY changed in 150+ years. Except the Mason-Dixon line now runs through every town, right down Main Street.

But we don’t have to accept this America as Ours. We can change Our America to become the Home of Freedom for realz, Freedom for ALL, not just Freedom for the ones who can afford it. ~jg<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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#YesWeCan #DemandBetter #DemandChange #july4th #USA #America #OneNation <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Is everyone properly horrified yet?Or will some folks continue to sit silent while even MORE of our liberty is sold to the highest corporate bidder? Because THIS America we have now is complacency’s reward. We MUST demand a BETTER America. Better for ALL, not just a privileged few. E Pluribus Unum. From many, one. 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