Quote Originally Posted by Mark Bryan
http://www.asis.com/~stag/seal.html Here's MY honest take on this seal!
From the website shown above:
"The United States, being founded as a permanent home by the Pilgrim's ".

As a descendant of six Mayflower passengers, I find it amusing that they think the Pilgrims were "of the tribe of Manasseh". This is nonsense.

Additionally, what many people do not know is that the majority of Mayflower pilgrims were NOT seeking religious freedom. Those passengers that had reasons for coming to the New World for reasons other than religious were referred to by the "Saints' (separatists, the religious ones) as the "Strangers". There were various business reasons for coming here.

In addition, there was no concept of "United States" for over 150 years after the Mayflower landed. The settlers of the colonies of Great Britain were English citizens, and in no way, shape, or form wanted to form a nation that was not English. To do so would have been an act of treason, and there were severe penalties for anything resembling that.
Breukelen advocaat Reviewed by Breukelen advocaat on . American Fascism on the US Quarter I dont know why I didn't see this earlier. damn. That looks very much like the Fascist symbols of Nazi Germany and Italy. Draw your own conclusions. i don't want to here " it's a coincidence" either. Rating: 5