So given recent events…are you “celebrating” 4th of July?

[Nothing Loud]

I myself am not *celebrating* it per se. I'm throwing an excuse for some close friends to come over, but I'm going to cook Colombian food and it's going to be an "anti" 4th of July party. The idea of genuinely celebrating this shithole country's accomplishments has been foreign and abhorrent to me ever since I was younger but even more so now given Trump and January 6th and police brutality and now SCOTUS rulings. My rights are under threat so I'm not going to fucking put on patriotic American country tunes and wear US flag shorts, nor will I spend a single moment reflecting on the phrase "God Bless America!" I'm sure there will be plenty enough of pro-lifers in the South hosting huge cookouts and BBQs celebrating Roe's death, though. So let them do it. I'll enjoy the time off and sip a cocktail on one of the tiny few federal holidays we get in this miserable place.

 

[Beren]

Well it's my birthday, so yeah?

Celebrating myself, at least.

 

[BringBackSonics]

It's a time for us to get together with family and enjoy each other's company.

 

[btkadams]

OP, you may want to update the poll options as this board isn't just Americans 😉. It will get skewed.

 

[dom]

Are you going to be doing anything for the 4th of July?

Because I don’t feel very patriotic right now and I can’t imagine a lot of people are either. How can we celebrate freedom when so many people’s freedoms are being taken away? So I don’t know what to do with my family (haven’t heard any plans) but I just…. I’m just tired

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[RedHeat]

My grandma is, but I personally haven't really "celebrated" since I was a teen

 

[John Rabbit]

I'm going to be in San Diego (not for the 4th it just worked out that way) so I'll probably end up watching fireworks downtown but fuck this country.

 

[Kevers]

We never got invited anywhere this year. My aunt normally has a party but my uncle just found out he has cancer so it's canceled. My mom and step dad were having us up Sunday for a cookout and that just got cancelled since my mom just tested positive for covid.

Right now I've got almost the entire week off because of my schedule, the holiday, and taking a day off next weekend and now I literally have no plans at all for it.

 

[hydruxo]

Not celebrating America, but I am planning to hang out with friends. I don't think I've "celebrated" 4th of July in like a decade. Hard to care anymore.

 

[tophu]

yes, i will be grilling steaks and drinking beers on my day off.

 

[adj_noun]

I haven't really celebrated the fourth since I was around twelve years old. Just never been a thing for me.

 

[Nothing Loud]

Womp didn't realize this thread already exists. Feel free to close it

 

[TaySan]

I have to work on that day so nope

 

[Lotto]

i'm gonna eat well on my day off if that's what you mean.

 

[Sordid Plebeian]

There are things to celebrate and things to not, like with any country. Too bad there will be a lot of shame looming over this one.

 

[pikachief]

Fireworks were cancelled and I still work the night of anyways (counts as tuesday) so not really. Never cared much about 4th of July regardless though. I'll celebrate it by enjoying the night before off work.

 

[Skyscourge]

i'm gonna eat well on my day off if that's what you mean.

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Pretty much this. I'm not partial to patriotic celebrations, but I will use the day off as an excuse to enjoy myself.

 

[Deleted member 36578]

I'm an American and have always celebrated the 4th by bbqing, watching fire works, spending time with friends and family, but I don't give a shit about this country and what it's supposed to celebrate. It gives me a day or two off work and that's awesome. My entire life it was never about the country, it's about having a good time.

 

[inner-G]

The 4th is always more about grillin and chillin than celebrating the actual country imo

 

[Fart Master]

Drinking with my boys

 

[jb1234]

Ignoring the 4th but I'll be attending a party on the 3rd.

 

[ToddBonzalez]

Might burn an American flag to celebrate.

 

[akilshohen]

Definitely eating BBQ. Not celebrating the country or independence at all. Besides, Juneteenth was not too long ago.

 

[Squarehard]

I'm going to celebrate with my family on a day that just happens to fall on July 4th.

 

[toadkarter]

Not American, but back when I still used to live in Russia I certainly made a point of not celebrating any holidays that existed to drum up nationalism, like 23 February (Defender of the Fatherland day), so I certainly stand by anyone in the US that isn't doing anything for 4 July!

 

[Transistor]

We kinda have two of the same threads going on

Are you going to be doing anything for the 4th of July?

Because I don’t feel very patriotic right now and I can’t imagine a lot of people are either. How can we celebrate freedom when so many people’s freedoms are being taken away? So I don’t know what to do with my family (haven’t heard any plans) but I just…. I’m just tired

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