Posted on 07/02/2011 7:04:32 PM PDT by Absolutely Nobama
I think the United States of America should no longer celebrate the Fourth of July.
Yes, I said it. I'm not taking it back. The United States of America should no longer celebrate the Fourth of July.
The Fourth of July is a celebration of Freedom. The Fourth of July is a celebration of Limited Government. The Fourth of July is a celebration of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution. It's a time to celebrate Independence from foreign powers. It's the time to reflect on what makes America American.
Well, since none of these values are apparent in today's society, I think we should just turn the Fourth of July into the fourth of July. We should forget about the hamburgers and the fireworks. We should forget about the block parties and taking the day off from work. It might as well be another day since America is becoming just another place, thanks to the Authoritarian Left.
We have the federal "government" making ordinary citizens jump through hoops to buy a gun to defend their families, while allowing gun purchases to be made by Mexican drug lords without hassle. We have a federal "government" that wants to ORDER you to buy health insurance. We have a federal "government" that wants to decide what lightbulbs you should use. We have a federal "government" that wants to decide how much water your toilet uses after you take a Democrat. We have a federal "government" that thinks groping children, nuns, and elderly leukemia patients is vital to national security. We have a federal "government" that allows rogue agencies like the EPA to make rules and regulations that carry the same weight as laws. We have a federal "government" that has frittered away our sovereignty with its incomprehensible debt. We have a federal "government" that allowed itself to be ordered by the UN, EU, and Arab League to go to war to make sure al-Qaeda takes over Libya. We have a federal "government" that thinks it has the right to decide that your neighbor deserves some of your paycheck more than you do. If I go any further, I think I might off myself. (Safety first!)
Call me crazy and off meds, but I don't think any of the above should be celebrated. It would be an exercise in Orwellian parody to do so.
Folks, the only way to reverse this trend is by electing Conservatives. Moderates won't get the job done. Cooperation with the Authoritarian Left won't get it done. The only thing that will save the Republic is a return to its Constitutional, Judeo-Christian, and Rugged Individualist values. We need to elect individuals who will stand up to the bougerois socialists in the media and in Hollywood with an extended middle finger. What we need is individuals who live and breathe the Constitution, not fingersniffers who believe in a "living and breathing" Constitution. In other words, we need the exact opposite of what we have now.
God help us all.
Ping!
You have a point. Convince enough people.
Complacency and blindness to the reality you are describing are our enemies.
Even here you’ll hear the mindless repetition of “the greatest country on earth”.
Well, no more. For all we know some place like Estonia may be freer than this land nowadays.
Little by little we have been losing freedom during my short lifetime.
What to do?
I am praying things turn around in 2012.
I celebrate it to honor the past and those Americans before me who sacrificed so much to bring this nation to greatness.
I do agree that it should not be a celebration of present-day realities, though. Hopefully in time we’ll re-discover those values that made this nation great (I won’t be holding my breath that that will actually happen, though...)
Poster can go to hell, because, we will never succumb to this. There are millions and millions out here who are ready for the fight. Get a clue article poster, this will never happen.
Happy 4th of July everyone, especially our Military, this guy is an anomaly.
I completely disagree.
You have given up hope..
No matter what the current state of the country is, it is good to remind ourselves what the founding fathers did to fight for freedom and to create a constitution and country based on freedom. No matter what, it should inspire us to perservere and to keep fighting for the right principles.
Never give up on freedom.
“For all we know some place like Estonia may be freer than this land nowadays.”
Well, China is more capitalist than we are.....
You and me both.
Another noob voting for ron paul. nuf said.
“I celebrate it to honor the past and those Americans before me who sacrificed so much to bring this nation to greatness.”
1000% correct.
My reason to celebrate is to acknowledge the country that dozens of my ancestors fought to keep this country free. If we were in Russia we could celebrate the choice dictator of the state. If we were in a muslim country we could not celebrate but we would have to praise ala or maybe riot. I celebrate my heritage not wallow in the slime of my self pity.
What’s more imporatant: The values and freedoms that we celebrate on the Fourth of July or plastic patriotism ?
Ummm....no. Try reading what I wrote again.
I haven’t given up hope at all. The reason why I wrote what I wrote is to wake that hope up.
Roger that. That would be flag burning I could certainly get behind.
I’m with you 100%.
Well, there will be some who will call me a lib troll or a Paulista....I may become persona non grata....careful....
Stupid post. Sorry. What planet was I on.
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