One of the original settlers of this great nation was that band of rascals searching for religious freedom, who set sail from England and landed on Plymouth Rock. They've come to symbolize the heart of America, bring to us the feast of Thanksgiving, and a work ethic of persistence. It couldn't have been easy to leave your native homeland for an uncertain future, that alone speaks volumes to their drive to practice religion freely.
Funny thing, when they first arrived they started their community the most un-American way. Under the Mayflower Compact, the Pilgrims attempted to create a just and equal society; whatever they produced was put into a common warehouse, with each individual entitled to one equal share. All their land, buildings, food, and end products were owned by the masses. Basically they were socialist! The Marxists of the New World!
How well did it work? Well, you don't see a whole lot of Pilgrims walking around in modern times, do you? Actually they only used that structure for a year or two, then they change to the current American economic structure-capitalism. But I can't help wonder if those early society structural ideas have bled down through the generations. It would go along way to explaining how New England currently votes.
Bet you were never taught that in during history class in school!
God Bless!
Capt. Bill
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