Independence Day
This is my post for the 4th of July last year. It’s not that I’m lazy (although I may be a bit busy), but I still think a lot of the same sentiments apply. In wake of what happened with Prop 8, what has happened in AZ, what has happened in the Gulf, of what has happened against LGBTQ rights, of the hateful laws that are put into place (and of the ones we as a society have removed), it’s important to take a look at the term “independence day” and figure out what it really means before we blindly celebrate it. What does freedom look like to you, versus someone of a different gender/orientation/skin color/religion/etc? Think about freedom and what it means before you shout about it and watch fireworks. That’s all.
Photo by Michael Barone
Happy 4th of July. Happy “Independence Day.”
Enjoy your BBQs, your cold beers.
Remember for a moment all of our friends and family serving our country, fighting to uphold wars that should never have happened, and to help create independence for those who do not yet have it.
Remember for a moment those in this country who are not independent, whose freedom and rights are not equal.
Those who can not marry. Those who cannot adopt. Those who cannot visit their loved ones in the hospital. Those who do not have insurance. Those who live in tent cities. Those who don’t know when their next meal is.
I am not saying don’t celebrate. I’m not saying to not be patriotic.
But please think. Think about what you ARE celebrating. Think about our country’s bloody history. Think about who and what we’re fighting for, and what we aren’t fighting for.
Be careful. Please choose not to drink and drive (or drink and boat). If you’re lighting fireworks, don’t blow yourself up (and if you live in a place where they’re illegal, please don’t light them and cause fires, kthnxby).
Celebrate.
But also pause and think about what this celebration means.
Happy Fourth of July!
-Essin’ Em
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Love the picture!