Not much to celebrate in my mind - the confirmation this week that the country is essentially being run by a religious tribunal kinda puts a damper on things.
When I was a kid, the 4th was great - it meant a cookout, sparklers, and a lot of popsicles. As I've gotten older, I've become increasingly uncomfortable with it. Feels like every year it brings out more and more aggressively nationalist assholes.
My racist fuckwit neighbor... Already had the Gadsden flag license plates, so we all knew. Then the morning after the SCOTUS immunity ruling, an American flag, a Gadsden flag, and a Join or Die flag out in front. Then yesterday, a 1776 flag and another one that I can't quite see. Dude, we know you're a racist POS, settle the fuck down.
My company sent out a little "happy 4th" email that included this:
Let's not forget, this holiday is a time to celebrate and reflect on the collective freedoms we all share. Recognizing and appreciating the diversity that exists across the country is what makes America unique.
Not exactly the full throated rebuke to fascism that I would have preferred, but it's something and probably the closest we'll get to corporate admitting there is a whole world outside work that is trying very hard to hurt their employees.
We'll see if we have another one or not.
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