Has anyone else lost interest in celebrating the 4th?

[Kyblue1]

In light of where this country is now and the direction that it is heading, I can only be depressed. What do we have to be proud? We have an embarrassing clown installed in the Whitehouse, a Congress that has been bought by special interests and is determined to appease the racial and religious bigots. We are no longer an inspiration to the world, rather our oldest friends and allies are fearful of what we might do next in pursuing the MAGA agenda. As a lifelong student of US history, I can only be sad on the 4th of July.

[pangaia]

1. What's the 4th ?

Is it anything like the 14th?

[lagomorph777]

16. We could make it that way.

Fraternité, liberté, egalité.

[pangaia]

19. Yeah, but they ended up with Bonaparte...

Don't forget that.

Of course the Russians took care of him.

[rurallib]

2. yep me too

I used to love the fourth but now things are so distorted.

I can't stand the thought of right wingers who have handed the country to oligarchs and are taking rights from the other 99% hooting and hollering about freedumb and liberties on the fourth.

[Siwsan]

3. Depending on the weather, I'll probably mow the lawn

Probably do some laundry.

If I hadn't procrastinate applying for an 'enhanced' driver's license, I'd probably be spending the day in Canada.

[pangaia]

20. I drive to Canada all the time with a US liscense. (I can;t spell that!)

Oh, do you mean in place of a passport?

[ret5hd]

4. Totally

[Hoyt]

5. Haven't for years. We'd have national health care, would have abolished slavery, etc., and no trump

if we'd stayed with England. We'd be more like Canada. Not that we wouldn't have problems, but I think we'd be better off.

[njhoneybadger]

6. We should hold mock funerals for the death of Democracy

[ProfessorGAC]

7. It's Just A Wednesday

That said, i think that of almost all holidays. A day where i don't have to go to work.

[Freddie]

8. That's my husband's birthday

One good thing about the day. His mom used to tell him the fireworks were for him.
We play in a community concert band and play a load of patriotic crap this time of year. We are always featured at our town's All-American July 4 with fireworks and a band concert. I have never felt less patriotic, in fact downright hate this country right now. DH feels the same.

[handmade34]

9. I will be hanging a flag upside down out front...

the area's fireworks are fired off right across from my house, so I will have to put up with the noise and all the people who park in front of my house... I have no interest in celebrating

[NCTraveler]

10. .

https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=10791313

[Orsino]

11. With explosives, at least.

And probably with the rest.

[genxlib]

12. It's always a thousand degrees outside this time of year

The last thing I want to do is go to a barbecue and play with fire.

I would be less inclined to celebrate if I was ever inclined at all.

[dembotoz]

13. Used to March with the Dems. Health no longer allows that

In my red area it was always an act of defiance

[betsuni]

14. I stopped celebrating the 4th after the invasion of Iraq.

But this year I'm taking it back, I'm flipping it. I'm making a list of all the good American things. I'm American through and through even though I haven't been back to the U.S. for a long time. I made a pineapple upside down cake yesterday. I ate a Snickers bar the other day for the first time in decades (too salty). I drank Diet Coke with ice (too salty). There are so many wonderful American things.

[k8conant]

15. We should celebrate the 4th with a Declaration of Independence...

from the reactionaries controlling this country.

[mainer]

17. Maybe we should drape black for mourning

And march in a funeral procession

[eShirl]

18. let's all cosplay the Statue of Liberty

[progressoid]

21. My wife and I will be marching in three different parades that day with the local Democrats.

[Aristus]

22. I have. I'm just going to hunker down and ignore the faux-patriotic bullshit.

I spent seven years in the military for this? For draft-dodgers and armchair warriors to take over the country and dismantle everything that made the nation work? That made us a remarkable people?

Bleh. Forget it. I'm done with this sick nation.

If I could just convince Mrs. Aristus to move, I'd be out of here. The UK, Ireland, Canada, New Zealand, any place...

[spinbaby]

23. I'm leaving the country for the fourth

Can’t take it this year.

[Crunchy Frog]

24. We're not celebrating this year

Which is going to be something new for my two nine year olds.

[Revanchist]

25. I'll be doing the same thing I did last year

Going to my wife's gravesite because it would of been her birthday

[backtoblue]

33. .

[wasupaloopa]

26. yes, me. My wife asked if I wanted to ask friends over and BBQ. The idea did not seem like much

fun to me.

[hatrack]

27. It's a day off, nothing more . . .

I pretty much haven't given a shit for the Fourth in a few years.

Absolutely don't give a shit now.

[AmandaRuth]

28. remember when the usual media dog and pony show for the 4th

was new citizens being sworn in? I used to think that was so cool when I was a kid, and I would just beam with pride about being American, the land of immigrants.

not so much anymore. it's depressing

[csziggy]

29. No interest at all, as usual

I'll be alone - my husband is driving to Panama City to be with his siblings for the day. My back can't handle the 2 hour (one way) trip, much less sitting in folding seats, so I will stay home. I'll probably do what I normally do - stream video, needlework, and hang out with the cat.

I will be hoping for rain - the idiot neighbors always try to explode everything they can.

I might splurge and get some a hamburger, grill it on the indoor griddle, and eat them with potato chips. I don't have that kind of meal very often so that will be a treat.

[demigoddess]

30. i'm an old military brat who finds fireworks shot off by people who equate fireworks

with serving in the military a real ^&*(&&*(*!! They have no idea that there are so many vets these days with an aversion to things blowing up and sounding like bombs. In our area they sell the really loud ones that are much stronger than most states and it sounds like a war going on. One year we came home from a picnic and the neighborhood had smoke floating in a layer about 5 feet off the ground. That was BEFORE sundown. That doesn't even consider the dope in the WH.

[dameatball]

32. Not to mention it annoys the p**S out of many animals.

For years we had Tennessee Walkers and they would run circles in the pasture for hours on 7/4. The dogs and cats hated it as well.

[dameatball]

31. Yes, somewhat. I'll probably have a beer and a hot dog. Can't avoid the fireworks because the town

park is right across the creek.

[Inkfreak]

34. no. it's fun to bbq with family, friends, and appreciate where I live.

even if I don’t like who’s running it.