Who celebrates July 4th every year? (regular, revolution, desecrate, rating)

[rstevens62]

Im assuming most people celebrate 4th of July every year...


If so, you are celebrating a violent overthrow of a standing govt.


its interesting to note, at the time of the American Revolution, only about 1/3 of the colonists supported breaking away from England, 1/3 wanted to remain obedient to England, (the other 1/3 didnt care either way)...


But the American Revolution went down in history as a 'good thing', our kids are taught it was patriotic and that we should be proud of this.



There are many similarities to current events if you look at the facts

[Elliott_CA]

Please don't soil and desecrate our July 4th holiday, a national holiday, with the January 6 trash rebellion, a national day of shame.

[Blues4evr]

We do.

[SkyDog77]

You guys have gone completely off the deep end. Traitors.

[ClaraC]

Washington led an army that overthrew the government of England?

News to all of us. Well, most of us.

[rstevens62]

Originally Posted by Blues4evr

We do.

Regular citizens took up arms, formed rag tag militias during the American Revolution...to FIGHT AGAINST THEIR OWN GOVT.


I would love to hear someone explain or try to justify how one can celebrate how we became and free and separate nation...and at the same time, be against 'violence in politics'....?....Anyone?

[rstevens62]

Originally Posted by ClaraC

Washington led an army that overthrew the government of England?

News to all of us. Well, most of us.

Well, technically YES, England no longer controls (or rules over) America.


the AMERICAN REVOLUTION was successful...and it is celebrated.

[DanielWayne]

Originally Posted by rstevens62

Im assuming most people celebrate 4th of July every year...
...
There are many similarities to current events if you look at the facts

I think we are cherrypicking facts and completely, I mean completely glossing over the bigger picture.

[odanny]

Originally Posted by rstevens62

Regular citizens took up arms, formed rag tag militias during the American Revolution...to FIGHT AGAINST THEIR OWN GOVT.


I would love to hear someone explain or try to justify how one can celebrate how we became and free and separate nation...and at the same time, be against 'violence in politics'....?....Anyone?

You don't even know what you're fighting for, but I know what you're fighting against: democracy and the rule of law.

[BoSox 15]

Originally Posted by rstevens62

There are many similarities to current events if you look at the facts

Open a history book.

Comparing MAGA to the founding fathers is laughable at best, scary at worst.