It saddens me that this holiday has been reduced to "happy 4th of July".
Does that have any meaning other than a day off and barbeques?
Where is the American Spirit of Freedom in "happy 4th"?
Where is the Strength in "happy 4th"?
Where is the Resistance to a Totalitarian regime in "happy 4th"?
Now try saying "Happy Independence Day".
I know it doesn't roll off the tongue but it sure has a better feel to it.
Happy Independence Day!
It's all deliberate, like happy holiday instead of Christmas, "enjoy the long weekend" - kameltoe on memorial/veterans day
Exactly. The Material World is a crass and coarse place, filled with crass and coarse people, money grubbers, grifters, and cons of every description, some of whom find their way to Washington and the deep seats of bureaucratic power.
A pox on all of them, a pox on their camera- and microphone-hoarding egos, their smug sales pitches and lying, a pox on their ill-gotten corrupt fortunes.
The French Aristocracy never saw it coming either.