Matt Blazemattblaze@federate.social
Jul 5, 2026, 3:56 PMOf course, if you treat July 4th as being about the country rather than just its military, you're ultimately forced to confront the fact that America is complicated, messy, and diverse.
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- Matt Blazemattblaze@federate.socialJul 5, 2026, 4:14 PM
Alternatively, one might take an "originalist" approach to the holiday and focus on the birth of American independence. But then you risk engaging with uncomfortable ideas like separation of powers, checks and balances, the rule of law, accountability of leaders, and other such woke distractions.
rag. Gustavino BevilacquaGustavinoBevilacqua@mastodon.cisti.orgJul 5, 2026, 4:17 PMI have the feeling for many people the most important thing is to have juicy hamburgers for a reasonable price.
Nikkileah 🎮🚄🏳️⚧️🇬🇧Nikkileah@mendeddrum.orgJul 5, 2026, 4:20 PM@GustavinoBevilacqua @mattblaze and cheap petrol
- rag. Gustavino BevilacquaGustavinoBevilacqua@mastodon.cisti.orgJul 5, 2026, 4:23 PM
Today on our highways is 2 €/litre ((~7.57 $/gal.
Myrtle Wyckoffmyrtlewyckoff@mastodon.socialJul 5, 2026, 5:20 PM@Nikkileah @GustavinoBevilacqua @mattblaze They don’t have that any longer (at least by US standards.)
The Janx Deviljanxdevil@sfba.socialJul 5, 2026, 6:53 PM@mattblaze Or you could alternatively risk engaging with other equally uncomfortable ideas, like — the conditions under which a dual power strategy in resisting an oppressive authority is morally justifiable.
Jul 5, 2026, 9:00 PM@mattblaze Sounds pretty communist.
Peter LudemannPeterLudemann@mathstodon.xyzJul 5, 2026, 4:32 PM@mattblaze As are most things in history. But not examining history/tradition is item #1 on Umberto Eco's list.