LadyButterfly she/her@piefed.blahaj.zone to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoWhat does 4th July mean to you?message-squaremessage-square58fedilinkarrow-up132arrow-down114
arrow-up118arrow-down1message-squareWhat does 4th July mean to you?LadyButterfly she/her@piefed.blahaj.zone to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square58fedilink
minus-squarejpreston2005@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 day agoA vestigial holiday that no longer holds meaning the further we drift from the free and open society that the founders envisaged. It now stands for the act of burying ones head in the sand while we ignore the rise of fascism and the corporate capture of our government. The only truly patriotic way to celebrate this holiday would be through public acts of civil disobedience and protest. Pull down a flock camera for the fourth, and in so doing, align yourself with the true ideals of our once great country.
A vestigial holiday that no longer holds meaning the further we drift from the free and open society that the founders envisaged.
It now stands for the act of burying ones head in the sand while we ignore the rise of fascism and the corporate capture of our government.
The only truly patriotic way to celebrate this holiday would be through public acts of civil disobedience and protest.
Pull down a flock camera for the fourth, and in so doing, align yourself with the true ideals of our once great country.