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I was talking to one of my friends and he mentioned staying home on July 4, citing how there are a lot of really ugly things going on in the US.

After thinking about this myself, I'm starting to feel the same way. Instead of being proud of the country, I'm feeling like I'm just another wallet that companies and the government are trying to suck all the money out of.

The cost of living is going up, the housing market is a nightmare, I don't feel very confident in our government at all, the job market is a nightmare...

I think I'll be staying home this year too... anyone else?

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[–] billwashere@lemmy.world 5 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Yeah I’m just sick of all the greed and racism. I just want some MANSA (Make America not suck anymore)

[–] yarr@feddit.nl 5 points 3 weeks ago

I would like MANA (Make America Nice Again)

[–] Shanedino@lemmy.world 5 points 3 weeks ago

I think you mean No Kings Day.

[–] Machinist@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago

I'm celebrating Happy Fireworks Day!

I've got new neighbors that are probably about to hear, "Fire in the hole!" unironically for the first time. You can actually see the shockwave from my blackpowder signal cannon. Good chance the cops show up.

I usually use the cannon to vaporize 10oz of kerosene for a nice mushroom cloud of fire, but I'll have to see how it goes.

I'm a pyro.

Y'all wear safety glasses if having bottle rocket fights or roman candle duels.

[–] squaresinger@lemmy.world 5 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

After thinking about this myself, I’m starting to feel the same way. Instead of being proud of the country, I’m feeling like I’m just another wallet that companies and the government are trying to suck all the money out of.

Always have been, always will be.

The cost of living is going up, the housing market is a nightmare

Don't worry, once they deported or killed all the ~~Jews~~ illegals the prices will surely come down.

[–] null_dot@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

You're not a wallet. You're an automaton producing value for capitalists.

They dribble a little money into your wallet each fortnight so you can buy subscriptions and delivered take away.

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[–] Goodmorningsunshine@lemmy.world 5 points 3 weeks ago

Oh goodness no. America has fallen, what the fuck does July 4th mean.

[–] Octavio@lemmy.world 5 points 3 weeks ago

I live abroad, so I can just ignore the whole stupid thing. 😄

[–] chonglibloodsport@lemmy.world 4 points 3 weeks ago

Canadian here. I spent most of July 1 in bed! Was not feeling patriotic! Did not watch any fireworks.

[–] veniasilente@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 3 weeks ago

I'm feeling patriotic enough to burn US flags and I'm not even from the US!

[–] trslim@pawb.social 4 points 3 weeks ago

I don't even like to call myself American. I'm a veteran, and it turned me off of America more than anything.

[–] Vanilla_PuddinFudge@infosec.pub 4 points 3 weeks ago

Family is doing a get-together but if I hear any patriotic bullshit, I'm gone, but with them, it's unlikely to even hear the holiday they're gathering for mentioned. They just needed an excuse to party.

[–] How_do_I_computah@lemmy.world 4 points 3 weeks ago (5 children)

Don't throw out the baby with the bath water. Nobody has ever liked everything about the US. Not even George Washington. If you can't appreciate the good about the country just because you're paying attention to the bad currently then you should have never celebrated it in the first place because the bad was always there.

The things you dont like about America don't have to be your complete view of the country or its history. If there is even a small thing you have ever liked about the country then the 4th is for celebrating that.

Celebrate our victories. Celebrate our culture and our successes. Celebrate how mad people are going to be at you for celebrating. Celebrate that there are like-minded people elsewhere in the country. Real Americans in hard times and with doubts. Celebrate our history and our positive contributions to the rest of the world.

Celebrate a possible and hopeful future of what comes after.

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[–] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

How about you stage a huge protest, and this time you don't leave until Fuckwad McClowncar is out of the Whitehouse?

[–] yarr@feddit.nl 5 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

Not much of a social safety net. Take that much time off work and things are going to get uncomfortable pretty fast. Last I heard, it's like 1/3 of America that is two paychecks away from losing their housing. It's sad.

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[–] agent_nycto@lemmy.world 4 points 3 weeks ago

I've decided to actively take the flag back from conservatives. There are some good ideals and good people in this country, and good people who fought for those ideals. I'm not proud of most of what the government has done and all of what it is doing now, but I can be proud of the people who want to get along with everyone and fight for diversity and freedom and the good things that should be fought for.

[–] Bwaz@lemmy.world 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

We used to have porch lights twinkling in red, white, and blue all July. This year, we're just flashing blue adamently. And that only because our lights can't radiate black.

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[–] shark_phenomenon@lemmy.world 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Unless a large protest is happening in my city, I'm not planning to be outside on July 4.

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[–] canajac@lemmy.ca 4 points 3 weeks ago

How many will die on July 4th? What parade will be targeted? Who will be the next mass murderer? Stay home for your safety people. Too many crazies out there now to do anything in public.

[–] SayJess@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 3 weeks ago

I’ll be staying home this year. There is nothing to celebrate. At this point I’d rather watch it all burn down.

[–] LoboAureo@lemmy.world 4 points 3 weeks ago

Me, but not from USA, so....

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