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There is no moral justification for celebrating the 4th of July anymore. Celebrating the 4th of July means celebrating the atrocities committed by the US
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US Politics 5w
I’m cutting off anyone that I see celebrating the 4th of July this year. There’s absolutely nothing to celebrate with a quarter century of oppression
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Anonymous 5w

Or it’s just an occasion where I get to see my family and friends. No normal person thinks the world would be a better place if I didn’t have some fucking burgers and barbecue with my family one less day per year

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 5w

I don’t have any issue with that but I don’t want to see any American flags (unless they’re upside down) or any fireworks

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 5w

Like I say this as someone totally on the left maybe we should focus on shit that actually matters instead of sitting on a high horse and telling people they can’t enjoy their life because they have to pay for the sins of the rich people who pull the strings

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 5w

They don’t have to pay for the sins of the rich but by celebrating the 4th of July they celebrate those sins

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 5w

The 4th of July isn’t a celebration of what’s going on in Venezuela right now. That’s like saying celebrating Christmas is also celebrating the Crusades

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 5w

The celebration of the 4th of July is a celebration of the US and its history. That history includes numerous atrocities far outweighing the good it’s done. Christmas celebrates an aspect of Christianity that if anything contradicts the crusades

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 5w

The 4th of July is a celebration of persecuted settlers declaring their independence from colonial powers. Would you say that does or doesn’t “contradict” American imperialism?

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 5w

That’s only part of the holiday. Lots of the holiday is celebrating our military, police, and other awful people

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