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Listen. I know our country is in shambles. Our culture has been torn apart. Our government is the enemy of the people. Our institutions are captured by ideologues. Our media and government have been lying to us since before any of us were born. The Constitution has been ripped to shreds. We have long since passed the point where others would have begun throwing tea in the harbor.
I am not proud of where our country is now. We are in decline. I fear for where we are headed.
Independence Day is not a celebration of our government or our leaders. It's also not a celebration of what our country is today. It's not even really a celebration of some long-gone glory days.
Independence Day is two things:
A reminder of what our country was intended to be, that we should not be complacent or satisfied with things as they are now.
A chance to be obnoxious and annoy non-Americans
So starting at about 11pm tonight I will continue my tradition of having scheduled posts publish every hour for the duration of Independence Day.
I don't want to hear all the edgy takes about how terrible our country is. I know. I'm aware. You're not being original. Being disillusioned doesn't make you cool. Just let me have this one day - and maybe let yourself have a little fun with being American.