July 4
th is an amazing day. 248 years ago today,
a group of extraordinary men signed the Declaration of Independence, creating
the country we know and cherish today. For the next seven years, they fought
with everything they had and more to defend this country, and I’m proud to say
that at least three of my ancestors were among these great patriots. Successive
generations have fought to defend us, and while we haven’t always lived up to
our ideals, we’ve continued moving forward in the hopes that we will achieve these
ideals in time. And as a patriot and a member of a family that has fought to
preserve this country and its ideals since its founding, I have always
celebrated this day with fervor and glee.
But I don’t feel very celebratory today, and I can tell that
feeling is shared by many. A new poll shows that American pride is now at a record low, and it’s not hard to see why.
Our country is careening towards Christofascism, and it
feels more and more like there’s nothing we can do to stop this march.
