This is all for show. Like posting a black square on your Instagram.

Conservatives don’t own the flag. Forced birthers don’t own the flag. I’m putting up my flag proudly on the Fourth. I’m hosting a family BBQ and fireworks in the evening. I’m grateful for my independence, my freedoms, and the fact that I can and will fight to make this country a better place.

To those of you who are canceling celebrations or grieving: You’re waving a flag of defeat to the opppsition.

Anonymous wrote:We will celebrate this year as any other year. If you dislike the US so much, please move. I am first generation American and I know the sacrifices my parents made to get us here. America is still the best country in the world, regarding of what the media spin is this week.

No. We don’t have to move. We are staying and working for change. Deal with it.

Anonymous wrote:I'm as pissed off as anybody about the SC decision, but this all seems very drummed up from and for social media for me.

Personally, I am not on any social media and have been thinking about canceling our plans. I’m just not in the mood to celebrate the country. As a woman, and one with daughters, I find it hard to celebrate a country that has taken away our right to make decisions about our own bodies.
Oh, and I’m a second generation immigrant too. My grandmother is as upset as I am.

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Anonymous wrote:We will celebrate this year as any other year. If you dislike the US so much, please move. I am first generation American and I know the sacrifices my parents made to get us here. America is still the best country in the world, regarding of what the media spin is this week.

Do you always just get up and leave if something is broken or hard? I just hate this statement!

She already left one. It is easy for her.

I'm as pissed off as anybody about the SC decision, but this all seems very drummed up from and for social media for me.

Anonymous wrote:We will celebrate this year as any other year. If you dislike the US so much, please move. I am first generation American and I know the sacrifices my parents made to get us here. America is still the best country in the world, regarding of what the media spin is this week.

If you think moving countries is easy, you haven't been paying attention to your parents' story.

Anonymous wrote:We will celebrate this year as any other year. If you dislike the US so much, please move. I am first generation American and I know the sacrifices my parents made to get us here. America is still the best country in the world, regarding of what the media spin is this week.

You don't understand this country at all.


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Anonymous wrote:We will celebrate this year as any other year. If you dislike the US so much, please move. I am first generation American and I know the sacrifices my parents made to get us here. America is still the best country in the world, regarding of what the media spin is this week.

Do you always just get up and leave if something is broken or hard? I just hate this statement!

Anonymous wrote:We will celebrate this year as any other year. If you dislike the US so much, please move. I am first generation American and I know the sacrifices my parents made to get us here. America is still the best country in the world, regarding of what the media spin is this week.

If you really loved this country you would be grieving with the rest of us.

We will celebrate this year as any other year. If you dislike the US so much, please move. I am first generation American and I know the sacrifices my parents made to get us here. America is still the best country in the world, regarding of what the media spin is this week.

I feel the same way. We will watch fireworks. But we have stopped putting up the flag.

That hurts nobody but you. Enjoy the holiday. Donate to activism and vote.

I did not cancel any, but I had no enthusiasm to make any plans.

A friend who was hosting a BBQ and fireworks viewing from their house just canceled due a lack of patriotism.

Then I just saw two social media posts about the same. One from a friend who said her family would be attending a protest at X location instead. Another from a friend who announced they were no longer celebrating and would be wearing black on that day instead.

I told my kids our plans got canceled and neither seemed to care. DS said there's nothing to celebrate this year. DD said wearing black is a trend that's going around on tictock along with not buying gas July 2 (or 3rd maybe?) and a women's strike.