“Death to America”: Disavow Patriotism

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“American Dream Is a Scam” | Disavow Patriotism
Disavowing Their American Identity | Appendix

Disavow Patriotism

Four Hamas-supporting organizations—the U.S. Palestinian Community Network (USPCN), the Chicago chapter of AMP, the Chicago chapter of SJP, and the Chicago Coalition for Justice in Palestine—held an anti-American and anti-Israel rally on the Fourth of July.

The March on the DNC coalition, which initially planned demonstrations to thwart the Democratic Party’s nomination of President Joe Biden (later Kamala Harris) as its presidential candidate, also authored a post with USPCN.

The post showed videos and photos from the rally. The sidebar text mocked “the so-called day of American Independence” and said, “We made it clear that we refuse to celebrate America’s violent colonial history as we all know what it truly represents.”

It includes the Frederick Douglas quote, “This Fourth of July is yours, not mine. You may rejoice. I must mourn.”

Another USPCN post about the rally described the Fourth of July as “a holiday that celebrates the settler colonial project built on genocide that is the US.” Its slides include photos showing protestors with signs like “Happy American Hypocrisy Day,” “America runs on genocide!,” and Resistance is justified when people are occupied”—pro-terrorism slogan often used by anti-Israel activists to justify the Hamas-led October 7 attacks.

The March on the DNC Coalition collaborated with USPCN on a post that proclaimed they would not celebrate American freedom while a “genocide” is happening. The footage of the protest shows that, behind the main banner that is seen in the video that demands “Independence for Palestine,” is a sign with the genocidal proclamation, “From the River to the Sea, Palestine Will Be Free.”

At least 20 organizations liked the various posts (see Appendix).

Of particular note is the Chicago chapter of the powerful pro-Hamas Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), whose executive director publicly glorified the October 7 terrorist attacks and urged Muslims to aspire to be like the Gazan perpetrators. He and CAIR made a foolish and transparently deceptive effort to deny that he had expressed support for Hamas, predictably decrying the supposedly “out of context” video clips edited by Islamophobes.

Other endorsers were chapters of two pro-Hamas national organizations, the communist Freedom Road Socialist Organization (FRSO) and the resurrected Students for a Democratic Society (SDS). Also worth mentioning are the Queer Palestinian Empowerment Network and Muslims for Just Futures.

Reverse the U.S.’s Existence

Lakota Law (126,000 Instagram followers), Honor the Earth (65,000 Instagram followers), and Renew Earth Running published a post condemning the creation and ongoing existence of the United States and vowing to reclaim their Native American land.

The post reads:

We don’t celebrate the Fourth of July, because it is the celebration of a lie. Instead, we are reclaiming the Fourth of July as Landback Day, a day to celebrate Indigenous land being returned to Indigenous hands. It is a day to expose the violence and the lies upon which this country was founded and to redefine what Independence means. Independence means Landback. Freedom means Indigenous Sovereignty. Liberty means a commitment to organize, mobilize, educate, and stand firmly in solidarity with Indigenous communities to reclaim everything that was stolen from us.

On this day, we don’t celebrate the violent history of genocide and enslavement that built this country, but we celebrate Indigenous peoples who were resisting ethnic cleansing and displacement back in 1776 and continue to resist today. Landback is tangible. Decolonization is happening, but we must continue to fight and organize in order to build long-lasting Indigenous sovereignty.

So on Landback Day, it is our responsibility to challenge the dominant narrative surrounding this holiday and uncover the injustices of this settler society. It is our duty to demand truth and accountability. It is our job to demand LANDBACK. Today, we honor our commitment to Indigenous Sovereignty, and we extend our wishes for a meaningful Landback Day.”

About 10 organizations liked the post (see Appendix).

Barbequing Old Glory

Florida-based chapters of Food Not Bombs, All-African People’s Revolutionary Party, and New Era Young Lords barbequed an American flag, as seen in one of the slides of the Young Lords’ post about their “4th of the Lie” cookout. It says:

While most were celebrating the illusion of democracy we gathered in solidarity to discuss the reality of imperialism & its effect on our communities. We are not fooled but see with open eyes the injustice committed by a system that serves the interest of a few at the expense of many. Just as they stole this land from our Indigenous comrades they continue to steal from & exploit our African comrades. We stand for a free Africa! Free from exploitation, free from the shackles of colonialism! Our struggle as Borikuas, our struggle as working class people is directly connected to the African struggle. We continue that struggle alongside our comrades until liberation! Free Congo! Free Sudan! Hands off Africa!

The post was liked by at least seven groups (see the Appendix) including the Progressive Jewish Coalition of the Tampa Bay Area, the Tampa wing of the pro-Hamas Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression, Progressive People’s Action, Florida for Change, Florida International University Pride Student Union, and Antifa South Florida.

Death to America and Anti-Semitic Protests Outside Synagogues

RISE (Radical Indigenous Survivance and Empowerment) Indigenous, a group with over 154,000 Instagram followers, published a post of American flag imagery appearing on an outdated computer monitor with the words, “We will not celebrate a dying country!”

It states:

We are indoctrinated into submission and compliance through absurd lies and deceit. It begins with exploration and forced entry. It continues with genocide and extractive industry. This country is an illegitimate and dangerous exercise in mass manipulation. It begs for your compliance and validation through celebration and blind patriotism.

We will not celebrate lies and deceitful strategies that result in the psychotic delusion that any declarations or promises for peace made through colonial warfare will ever legitimize ongoing occupation, mass destruction, and willful subservience.

The post was liked by Frontline Medics, a group with 111,000 followers that labels itself with “indigenous resilience” and “community medic collective.”

Another Fourth of July post by the group attacks liberals and calls for destroying the U.S. “colonial system,” saying “Fuck colonization and illegitimate colonial systems! De-Colonize your ‘decolonial’ liberal complacency! Resist! Dismantle! Liberate!”

The post was liked by a group called Indigenous-Led Education Network that consists of a handful of groups internationally.

RISE also published a post on July 3 about the holiday that had a slide showing a protest sign that reads, “Destroying the Settler Nation State & ending transphobia is Essential!”

Another slide defends the harassment of Jews at synagogues, referring to an anti-Semitic protest outside the Adas Torah synagogue in California. The post was liked by Slow Factory and San Diego Community Care.

In the next installment, pro-Hamas, anti-Israeli groups engage in a variety of anti-American messaging.