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Some Americans, especially younger people, are rethinking whether they want to celebrate Independence Day. A survey by YouGov found that 56 percent of American adults planned to join in the Fireworks can worsen air quality, disturb veterans and gun violence victims and scare pets making Fourth of July a divisive national holiday for some. A surprising number of Americans are opting out of Independence Day celebrations this year, and the reasons go far beyond rising prices. With that in mind, I don't really feel like celebrating the 4th of July this year, and would like you to consider not celebrating, too. Let's start some new traditions. As nationwide protests under President Donald Trump march on this holiday weekend, some opposed to his administration say they won't celebrate the Fourth of July. But others say they're reclaiming what it means to be a "patriot." On the Fourth of July, some Americans have celebrated their freedom of choice by choosing to not celebrate at all. "It's fine to just say I'm going to skip Fourth of July festivities, whatever that means to me and just treat it like another day, I'm just not feeling patriotic this year," Kissen says. You Can Be the Boss Lyrics: You taste like the fourth of July / Malt liquor on your breath, my, my / I love you but I don’t know why / You can be the boss, daddy / You can be the boss / Taste The most patriotic thing we could possibly do this year, and in the coming years, is continue to voice our dissent in order to create a more perfect union. “You look like the Fourth of July! Makes me want a hot dog real bad!” Jennifer Coolidge - Paulette [Tag: america, apparel, patriotism] From the movie: Legally Blonde more on this quote ›› Sufjan Stevens - Fourth Of July Lyrics Stream / Download "Fourth Of July": Fourth of July - Live Lyrics: The evil, it spread like a fever ahead / It was night when you died, my firefly / What could I have said to raise you from the dead? In the context of celebrating American history, I believe the 4th of July represents an incomplete history. It doesn’t reflect the full truth about Black Americans at the time the Declaration So, I understand why many are suggesting there is nothing to celebrate this Fourth of July. How do we have parties, and fireworks, celebrating the 249th year of our independence when so many are To summarize my rejection of this holiday, here are 9 reasons why I don’t celebrate the 4th of July: 1. Three-Fifths Compromise (1787) Although there were debates about the legitimacy of Sixty-two percent of Americans who responded to a new Yahoo News/YouGov poll feel the country is getting worse, and are deeply divided over how to handle the coronavirus and protests sparked by the Americans get to decide what our country looks like, and if we don’t like where its headed, we have a patriotic responsibility to change it. There are plenty of Americans that dislike the 4th of July celebrations. Take solace in knowing the booms in the distance are just fireworks. Ukrainians are dealing with real bombs, missiles and rockets, every boom, people are likely dying. A lack of patriotism surrounding July 4 isn't new. Hernández invoked abolitionist Frederick Douglass' 1852 speech "What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?" while ruminating on the subject. For many Americans, the Fourth of July is a time for celebration—cookouts, fireworks, and a shared sense of national pride. But for some Veterans living with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), this patriotic holiday can be filled with distress, not delight.
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