Snake Symbolism: The timber rattlesnake and eastern diamond back rattle snake both populate the geographical areas of the original thirteen colonies. Their use as a symbol of the American colonies can be traced back to the publications of Benjamin Franklin. In 1751, he made the first reference to the rattlesnake in a satirical commentary published in his Pennsylvania Gazette. It had been the policy of Britain to send convicted criminals to America, so Franklin suggested that they thank the British by sending rattlesnakes to England.[1] Benjamin Franklin's "Join, or Die" cartoon In 1754, during the French and Indian War, Franklin published his famous woodcut of a snake cut into eight sections. It represented the colonies, with New England joined together as the head and South Carolina as the tail, following their order along the coast. Under the snake was the message "Join, or Die". This was the first political cartoon published in an American newspaper. As the American Revolution grew, the snake began to see more use as a symbol of the colonies. In 1774, Paul Revere added it to the title of his paper, the Massachusetts Spy, as a snake joined to fight a British dragon.[2] In December 1775, Benjamin Franklin published an essay in the Pennsylvania Journal under the pseudonym American Guesser in which he suggested that the rattlesnake was a good symbol for the American spirit: "I recollected that her eye excelled in brightness, that of any other animal, and that she has no eye-lids—She may therefore be esteemed an emblem of vigilance.—She never begins an attack, nor, when once engaged, ever surrenders: She is therefore an emblem of magnanimity and true courage.—As if anxious to prevent all pretensions of quarreling with her, the weapons with which nature has furnished her, she conceals in the roof of her mouth, so that, to those who are unacquainted with her, she appears to be a most defenseless animal; and even when those weapons are shewn and extended for her defense, they appear weak and contemptible; but their wounds however small, are decisive and fatal:—Conscious of this, she never wounds till she has generously given notice, even to her enemy, and cautioned him against the danger of stepping on her.—Was I wrong, Sir, in thinking this a strong picture of the temper and conduct of America?"[3]
You must have an insane amount of time on your hands. Do you have a job? It is a full time job for literally thousands of people to do all the safety investigations and inspections that you seem to think every individual should be able to handle on his/her own.
The original colonies. It came from Benjamin Franklin's suggestion to send rattlesnakes to England in response to prisoners being sent to America. And this drawing: Spoiler
Brother, can you spare a dime? A man gets on his knees next to a car carrying U.S. President Barack Obama as he pulls away from Valois restaurant in Chicago, October 31, 2010.
And. of course, the message behind the snake being cut into many pieces is that if we don't get together to solve the nation's problems, the nation will die. The key phrase there is "get together," which is not what the GOP is trying to do in any way, shape, or form.
now if someone posts a picture of some of the racists at tea party events to represent that choic you would be spazzing out.
no, that's not what I said, but nice to try and bait an argument, I said if I showed racists at tea party events it would be equivalent to the hatefulness of what your picture depicts as an obama choice, a homeless man or perhaps you think that's funny
you can't even comprehend a one sentence post, yet you feel comfortable with people inspecting their own food and drugs to make sure they're safe?
So the choice we have tomorrow is to pick between a Revolutionary marine flag used in a war against England and a begging homeless man? Those are strange views you have. Personally, I don't see how we could be a colony engaged in a war for autonomy OR a beggar. We, as a country, exist and we, being part of a country, have a home. Also, we have a lot of money so we don't really need to beg. Finally, I don't think England has much power over us. Really I would rather not vote based on two random pictures. Seems stupid.
the choice between standing up or kneeling down. or, phrased differently, ask not what your country can do for you - ask what you can do for your country.
