Why do we celebrate the 4th of July?

[Mikej]

When I woke this morning this thread popped into my mind. I grew up in the little town of Midvale Utah, 12 miles South of Salt Lake City, National Headquarters of Arctic Circle Restaurants AND Sportsman's Warehouse! We had parades every 4th of July! Not just Midvale but SLC and Draper, and many other small communities too. A lot of John Phillip Sousa was played by marching bands in those parades. I was in those parades from junior high through high school, played clarinet, bass clarinet and did a couple with the glockenspiel.

I'm so far removed from our Nations independence that I can't really fathom what it means I guess. For all the years I can remember it's meant a Party, parades, a bunch of friends getting slightly "Toasty", too down-right loaded. Potato salad, barbecued chicken, ribs, kids running around, water fights, FUN! LOTS OF FIREWOKS!! Maybe I should feel a bit ashamed? Maybe I do....

So when I woke up this morning, it dawned on me. When our country is affected by another country halfway around the world because their citizens vote for freedom from the likes of The European Union, or an attack/bombing in some other non-English speaking country, or the whim of some king from a country of sand slowing oil production to raise his profits. For food, for Christs sake! It dawned on me, we don't have independence! We ARE "Dependents".

Telling Wifey about my thoughts as I was crawling out of bed this morning and she said maybe I should get back in, and get out HER side!

I'm gonna drink me some beers, Q up a split chicken in the Brinkman Kettle, eat potato salad, and then drag a couple of chairs over to the neighbors and watch them burn up THEIR money!

Happy 4TH of July you all!

 

[GUNARCHER]

This explains why we do not celebrate the 4th of July.Made me realize how much we have forgotten the sacrifices made by the founding fathers. I will not celebrate the 4th anymore.

It's INDEPENDENCE DAY!!!!!!!


Michelle Malkin: We are NOT celebrating the Fourth of July - Conservatives4Palin (http://conservatives4palin.com/2016/07/michelle-malkin-we-are-not-celebrating-the-fourth-of-july.html)

 

[Boboclown]

They had issues naming two founding fathers. I can name 8 at the top of my head. In fact, I'll be raising a bottle of Samuel Adams for them tonight.

 

[rick benjamin]

Appears the holidays were enacted by congress in 1870.
http://www.senate.gov/reference/resources/pdf/Federal_Holidays.pdf
Fourth of July and the Federal Government (http://gurukul.american.edu/heintze/federal.htm)

While searching for the above links, came across this link to Memorial, Veterans day.
http://www.va.gov/PURCHASEDCARE/aboutus/news/archive/Differences_508c.pdf

 

[Sstrand]

Rick
You uncovered a nasty, racist thing . . . I am aghast that the South celebrated a Memorial Day!
In support of the current PC climate I suggest that the emperor decree that no such observance be allowed in any state that sympathized in any way or had any citizens take up arms for the Confederacy!
I'm devastated, simply devastated to learn this terrible fact!! Perhaps a movement can be started among the public employee unions to quash this terrible holiday that is based on such blatant racism!!!!!!

Sheldon

 

[x2ndxall]

My 10 yr old knows. I just asked him and he went to his room, came back and said "Remember when you said I should read this book? I did and everybody should. This should be a school book."
Me and mine will never be a part of the ignorant mass of ungrateful sheep. Indoctrinate the young before the haters have a chance to ruin them forever.