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“July 4th Parades are used by Politicians and Activists to attract Crowds”
by Dom Nizza
2009 Ridgewood NJ July 4th Parade theme will be “50 States One Nation”
Town merchants, will have tickets for the fireworks and the evening performances. What is your local community doing this year? Or will your parade be ‘rained on’ by those that are ‘Jumping on the Bandwagon? Theodore Roosevelt made a clear-cut reference to the practice in his Letters, 1899 (published 1951). What political alliances wil we see at the Parades this year and ready to ‘jump on the bandwagon’? Yes, all photos courtesy of Google.
The Bandwagon is coming, the Bandwagon is coming”……
Traditional 10 horse drawn P. T. Barnum Bandwagon, that everyone tried to climb aboard whether they could play an instrument or not. That was the political approach many used for causes they advocated for (or against).We have many going on today don’t we? It’s becoming a real Circus with plenty of manure.
Modern Bandwagons today, many large bands are not always marching but, carried on large and smaller trailers like these. Some are from small towns that can be easily moved, the same day, to the next near-by town where a parade is also scheduled. That is the traditional sharing of talented musicians and the usual opportunists with a cause.
Editor Thanks once again from one of our “My Community” readers that has a
personal political cause, suggested that this year we will have many more activists spouting support for their personal interest. It’s unfortunate but, that’s what our July 4th Parades have come to be….. nothing wrong with that, provided you can play an instrument and not just jump on the Bandwagon to be seen. Send your photos and story to domnizza@netzero.com OK?
