Blog: Happy 4th of July!

The 4th of July is often seen as a time to throw BBQ parties in the backyard, drink copius amounts of alcohol, then watch Jerry accidently get his face blown off after sticking it over a firework that he thought was a dud. Fun times for us all (except for Jerry). Truly, this explosive type of party has been engrained in our culture ever since 13-year-old Robert Fulton built his own fireworks because his family didn’t have any candles to burn. However, admist the booze, explosives, and burnt hotdogs, we often forget the purpose of this holiday. Throw in woke identity politics that teach people that America is bad and you might not feel like celebrating this holiday. With that said, let’s take a dive into the history and purpose of the 4th of July.

Another name for the 4th of July is Independence Day. No, it’s not called that because of the movie starring Will Smith. Any third grader with a decent idea of American history can tell you that the reason why the 4th of July is called Independence Day is because it was the day our Declaration of Independence was signedon July 4, 1776. What was the Declaration of Independence? It was essentially a huge “Screw you!” to our overlords in Britian at the time. Written by Thomas Jefferson and co-authored/edited by four others over the course of seventeen days, the Declaration would be the document that legally seperated us from the rule of King George III and made us our own country. Without that document, you would likely have really funky teeth and be eating incredibly bland food.

Ever since the signing and ratification of the Declaration of Independence, Americans have celebrated this holiday by being patriotic and having pride for their country. However, in recent years the 4th of July has come under fire by the woke Left as things like CRT and gender ideology have become more popular. The 4th of July used to be a day where people on both sides of the political spectrum could come together to celebrate the simple freedoms provided by our troops and the sacrifices of those who came before us. Now, people are torn apart by their beliefs ranging between “America is the greatest country in the world” and “America is systemically racist and oppresive and anyone who disagrees is a white, Christian, nationalist, Nazi, bigot…” you get the picture.

So this 4th of July, instead of seperating yourselves based on political beliefs, how about you just stand together to celebrate the country you live in. Even though our government might not be the greatest and the policies enacted might be crap for the most part, we should still stand together and be grateful for the freedoms that we have.

Until next time,

M.J.

(My pronouns are U.S.A)