I've been disappointed in my country on numerous occasions -- but the blatant cruelty and greed of the current regime, not to mention its cynical flaunting of the Stars and Stripes while ignoring the Constitution, has me wondering what those Founding Fathers would make of what their vision has become.
Masked thugs kidnapping people and deporting them or putting them in concentration camps without due process --was this the American Dream? An administration that is for sale to the highest bidder, that selects its officials based on appearance and loyalty, rather than experience and integrity, a president who delights in vulgarity and rudeness -- no, nothing to celebrate today.
Instead I'll remember the quiet Fourths of my childhood--a picnic supper of ham, potato salad, and watermelon under the big oaks in my grandparents' back yard and then, as it began to grow dark, my little brother and I with our sparklers, weaving fiery patterns in the air . . .
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I'm with you!
There have been years past where I enjoyed fireworks displays...got good thrills from the booms and the bright colors. Definitely have avoided them for the last dozen years or so (from traffic snarls for one reason.) The celebration of what our Constitution stands for compared to it's misuse by the current fiasco of gorvernance, is certainly hypocritical this year.
Good for you. I’ve just come from a blog which indicates a total mindlessness of the current blight.
I am grieving for my country and our democracy.
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