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In reply to the discussion: Anybody else feel like not celebrating the 4th of July today/tonight? [View all]marions ghost
(19,841 posts)159. What would we be celebrating?
The principles of the founders have been trashed. Democracy in America is in serious jeopardy. The only people really celebrating --really feeling it--are the delusional and the uninformed. Scary how many of those there are.
I don't know how anyone can feel good about what this country has become, never mind how many hotdogs they eat or fireworks they set off. It's a hollow holiday now. Just an uncomfortable nostalgia. But I hope that in that discomfort and dismay we find the courage and determination to bring about some big changes.
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Anybody else feel like not celebrating the 4th of July today/tonight? [View all]
mnhtnbb
Jul 2013
OP
Pardon me. My husband is a vet. The 4th is about celebrating the Declaration of Independence
mnhtnbb
Jul 2013
#10
And, if the left hadn't protested the war so passionately and so convincingly,
MsPithy
Jul 2013
#146
My anti-American views! Unbelievable. Have you been watching too much Faux News?
mnhtnbb
Jul 2013
#24
Part of the freedom of being an American is choosing whether to celebrate the 4th, and what
quinnox
Jul 2013
#47
Be careful! We used to get fireworks and set them off for the kids too...years ago.
mnhtnbb
Jul 2013
#31
Staying home because I have the best view of the fireworks in the whole valley.
cherokeeprogressive
Jul 2013
#32
My husband is related to one of those signers. They did indeed put their lives on the line...
mnhtnbb
Jul 2013
#38
Enjoy the fireworks! We have friends in Ft. Lee, NJ who always have a 4th of July party
mnhtnbb
Jul 2013
#42
Thank you very much and I'm sorry you're not feelin' it. Those things happen I guess.
cherokeeprogressive
Jul 2013
#45
Anybody watching PBS Capital Fourth? Am watching and I see my sister and her
southernyankeebelle
Jul 2013
#34
Nothing better on tv tonight. Good entertainment. No place better to be on the 4th.
southernyankeebelle
Jul 2013
#98
She very pretty. Honestly I never heard of her before. she has a lovely voice.
southernyankeebelle
Jul 2013
#100
Yes they had a blast. Although my sister,her husband and her twins daughters were
southernyankeebelle
Jul 2013
#158
My sister says we should wear red to celebrate....told her I would wear black as I am mourning.
dkf
Jul 2013
#48
"Patriotism is the most foolish of passions and the passion of fools." Schopenhauer
Tierra_y_Libertad
Jul 2013
#60
I am not down on celebrating it, if you want to, but I'm not into it this year myself
deutsey
Jul 2013
#61
Well, I hope you have a peaceful evening so you can get to work rested in the AM.
mnhtnbb
Jul 2013
#80
I haven't for about a decade. Just another day with the added soundtrack of a war outside.
morningfog
Jul 2013
#79
I am on my third day of strep throat and tonsillitis so it was a jello and sherbert
Mojorabbit
Jul 2013
#84
There was an article in the Minneapolis Star Tribune about how hard Independence Day can be for vets
dflprincess
Jul 2013
#131
Emblematic of Republican state legislatures and State houses pissing big-time on the people with
indepat
Jul 2013
#127
It's sort of sad that I've spent a lot of today fantasizing about emigrating.
Arugula Latte
Jul 2013
#149
True. One of the reasons for Panama was its acceptance of retirees (forget Canada or NZ)
mnhtnbb
Jul 2013
#164