A modest proposal: Rename July 4th literally anything else
It’s easy to cling to the idea that traditions are traditions because traditions have always been traditions.
It’s a cyclical mode of thought, despite fueling much of the baby boomer generation’s voting habits for the last 40 years! But if you stand in opposition to our country’s actions and believe we occupy stolen land—what are we really celebrating? Why waste a beautiful holiday on the rotting carcass of self-described superpower when we could be doingelse.
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