As the 4th of July begins to wind down and the final booms are going off from the fire crackers, I just wonder if all those brave men who fought for our freedom had this kind of celebration in mind. The picnics are nice and I feel sure they probably had some of those, but I have often wondered if they would have wanted to be reminded of all the bombs going off and all the people that died to make it happen. The modern fireworks some times have a lot of smoke involved and I wonder if air pollution was something they had in mind back then when they fought so hard for control of our own land. Sure the lights from the modern fireworks are pretty, but who all have pets that are traumatized by the loud noises they make? I am sure some of this will sound un Americana to some of you no one is prouder of this country then me. I have native American blood in me along with several of the countries that came her seeking freedom. I myself like the pretty colors of the big flashy fireworks, I just wonder if all of the noise and smoke is necessary to celebrate our independence and pay respect to those that made it possible. I think more flag waving and less flag burning would be a far better way to show pride in this country and those that came before us.
There is one thing the forefathers knew and that this modern generation seems to have forgotten, WE ARE STRONGER TOGETHER AS A UNITED COUNTRY THEN WE ARE FIGHTING WITH EACH OTHER. I blame the media for the racial tension in this country today. They constantly make a big issue of anything involving people of different colors, when someones color should not matter. The color of a mans skin has nothing to do with the value of their heart. If there had been modern media in the days of the revolutionary war we would all still be under the British flag because they would broadcast every move the colonist made in the interest of higher ratings but pretending to keep the colonist informed.
OK I time to climb back down off my soap box again. HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY TO ALL! Hope you all remembered the sun screen.
