Enjoy the 4th &
BBQ, Fireworks and Friends, but
Beware of Patriotism
or any “ism” really.
Not that I’m saying freedom is free. No, history has shown us
repeatedly that give some people a chance and they’ll dictate to
you just what you can say, who you can marry, even how you choose to
have sex, and of course what to think about everything. If you’re
in fear for your liberty, life and health when you choose to express
an opinion, or when you speak at all, then you’re not in a free
country. No country, no matter how valued, how worthy, should expect
its citizens to give up their right to think their own thoughts and
express them as well. Such a country does not deserve your
patriotism, though you may find yourself serving anyway. If it truly
is a dictatorship, then you may find you have no choice.
Those who have risked
their lives in war for us deserve to know they are respected and they
deserve the same rights and benefits that the people they fought for
enjoy. No matter what delusions or BS you might hear from their
mouths. That being said, remember what the fireworks represent –
bombs, and a rain of fire for destroying the people we’ve declared
as our enemies.
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