Howard Zinn: Central Government and the Class Document

Constitution The Class Document

Excerpts from Howard Zinn's speech:

Nox says to George Washington, "These people who have rebelled. They think because they fought in the revolution, they fought in the war against England. That they deserve an equal share of the wealth of this country"... No..

Those are the kinds of letters that went back and forth. We got setup a government that will be strong enough to put down the rebellions of the poor, slave revolts, the Indians, who many resent our going into their territory. That's what a strong central government is for. ... The Constitution is a class document written to protect the interests bond holders and slave owners and land expanionists.


Howard Zinn on Holy Wars, Central Government, and the Constitution

Howard Zinn analyzes America's past wars

History as it was never taught!

The Revolutionary War, the Civil War, World War II. Three wars that are off limits to any criticism. Howard Zinn analyzes these wars and discovers a not so rosy picture.

For example, there was a conscription (draft) during the Revolutionary War because nobody wanted to fight. The top brass were well paid and ate well while the foot soldiers were starving at times and weren't paid as promised. When they expected and received land for all their troubles they were heavily taxed. Foreclosures followed. Resistance took form in the shape of Shay's Rebellion where groups of people would block the courthouse in order to not allow foreclosure proceedings to occur. The rebellion was put down by a private army hired by the upper crust.

Next year, fearful and wanting to have full control over uprisings and demands produced by the commoners, those in charge met to draft and pass the Constitution, which gave the federal government enough power to suppress the commoners.

Alas, the mythology surrounding the founding fathers is shattered. Those tea parties might not represent what really happened in actuality.

I had a suspicion that the economic, social, and political model we see today, arose from a carefully crafted plan during those early years. It gave rise to a protected power elite which we are dealing with today.

[Youtube] Howard Zinn on America's past wars

Howard Zinn: Interviewed by Cynthia McKinney on Cindy Sheehan Soapbox 09-27-2009

Here's Howard Zinn interviewed by Cynthia McKinney on Cindy Sheehan's Soapbox. I haven't heard anyone, not even Howard Zinn, until now, touch upon the true intentions of the founding fathers, which was to protect their own privileges. Tune in! The Howard Zinn interview is in the second half of the hour.

Well that explains the leftover artifacts from the birth of the country and what needs to be mopped up by us. Slavery is gone but the privileged class is still with us, protected and immunized by intent via laws made by their brethren.

[MP3] Howard Zinn: The Founding Fathers in it for themselves 09-27-2009