22 September 2010

Freedom is a two-faced bitch

Yet another "be careful what you wish for" moment...
On July 26, 1847, the Liberian Declaration of Independence was adopted and signed.

In it, Liberians charged their mother country, the United States, with injustices that made it necessary for them to leave and make new lives for themselves in Africa.

They called upon the international community to recognize the independence and sovereignty of Liberia.
Liberia... which ironically... translates literally as... "the free land."