As much as I think Nationalism is a dangerous religion the American people have furnished the world with great philosophy, fine cuisine, beautiful and valuable art, generous charitable contributions and some of the nicest people I have ever met.
It is gifted with landscape of astonishing epic sweep and grandeur and I wish all American’s reading this a very happy collective birthday.
I still hope for an Independence day for my home patch, not for the flag or the dancing or the other local oddities but just to bring democracy closer to home.
Every country has an unfortunate aspect to it and hopefully you will give that a moment’s thought too while the red rockets glare.
Keep your pets in and handle your gunpowder safely and let the festivities be fun.
Well written, and thank you.
It’s strange to think that just 243 years ago, my namesake was dumping tea into a harbour, and now here we are.
I don’t like to think of myself as a Nationalist, because I think that Nationalism is a disease that has caused a lot of strife in the last hundred years or so, but I do like to think of myself as a Patriot. I like the ideals of the country and what it’s meant to stand for. At the same time, it’s not a perfect country (stepping back and being objective, I wouldn’t even call it the “best”. Not that I could tell you what the “best” country is, but America is certainly near the top of the list) and there is a lot of work to do to hit those ever-moving goalposts. It’s worth it, though.