In 2025, The Fourth of July hits different. In this episode, we host a funeral for America—mourning the death of democratic norms, health care access, and legal protections, while challenging the myths we’ve been fed about exceptionalism. With recent Supreme Court rulings dismantling nationwide injunctions, millions losing healthcare, and fundamental freedoms under attack, we confront the uncomfortable fact that the America we were promised may never have existed—and that the one we have might not survive.In this critical episode, we look to an ancient model for renewal: the Haudenosaunee Confederacy. Formed in 1142 CE and deeply influential on the U.S. Constitution, this Indigenous democratic union embraced consensus governance, women’s leadership, and seven-generation thinking. Amid laughter, tears, and apocalypse-ready peanut butter riffs, we dig into its radical lessons and ask: what rises when America dies—and how do we channel the revolutionary spirit we desperately need now? 🏛 Relevent Links Official website: Haudenosaunee Confederacy haudenosauneeconfederacy.com📚 Educational & Historical ContextGreat Law of Peace & Constitutional Influence: insights and detailed explanations on the clan system and governance can be found via the official site’s clan‑system and historical-life sections haudenosauneeconfederacy.com/clan-systemWikipedia overview: a useful primer on Haudenosaunee history and structure https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IroquoisClick here to back Ollies 'MAZE 1: Staken; Not Stirred' on kickstarterhttps://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ollieeatsbrains/maze-1-staken-not-stirred Help Keep Zombie Book Club alive!!! - https://www.gofundme.com/f/keep-zombie-book-club-alive Zombie Book Club Links Sign up for our Newsletter!!!! --- https://zombiebookclub.io/newsletter/ Join the Brain Muncher’s Zombie Collective: https://discord.gg/rn3nPDa4CB ZBC Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zombiebookclubpodcast/ ZBC Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/710957975263518/ Zombie Book Club Voicemail: (614) 699-0006‬ Zombie Book Club Email: [email protected] Our Merchandise Store (Where you can find our Evil Magic Chicken Zombie Shirts): https://zombie-book-club.myspreadshop.com

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