Henry Payne for July 04, 2014

Sadly, that’s what kids these days think of when they hear it’s the 4th of July.“That’s the day we invented fireworks!”.

Today is Independence Day, the day we are supposed to observe the signing of the Declaration of Independence. ‘Tis unfortunate that it’s devolved into an excuse for parties generically celebrating “freedom” with parades, cookouts, and explosives. Oh, and Beer. Lot’s of beer.If we really wanted to celebrate “freedom” we might bother to observe Cornwallis’ surrender at Yorktown (October 18), the ratification of the US Constitution (May 29), or the ratification of the Bill of Rights (December 15).

^^^. Good quote. It is a day to celebrate and believe me, I will be enjoying the day. Hopefully our youth, who are constantly taught how oppressing, imperialistic and horrible America is, will realize that because of our forefathers willingness to risk their lives and those of their families, we were able to gain our freedom from a truly oppressive monarchy.And thanks to brave, patriotic Americans since then, we have remained a sovereign country. God Bless the USA!Ok, back to hot dogs and beer!

It will never happen, unless those checks stop!May God bless America, once again.

The problem I have is that the actual meaning of the day is getting lost, just as the meaning of so many other holidays. As I pointed out, other dates that are just as historically significant to the “freedom” we claim to celebrate on the “Fourth of July” are utterly ignored. What was once the day our forefathers stood together to proclaim our fledgling nation’s right to self determination has devolved into “Merica, f**k yea! Pass the brats ‘n’ the beer!”