Yay, we're not British!

Saturday, 04 July 2009

Yay, we're not British!
Now let's blow some stuff up?

I've never understood why our Independence Day is such a big deal. Can someone explain it to me? (But the fireworks sure are pretty.)

To ask in modern terms, What does July 4th mean to you?

-NDSR

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It means freedom for me. The fireworks are quite beautiful. I hope I get to see them this year.
- 7/3/2009 5:15 PM
- fading_roses19 (message)
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It means a bunch of people celebrating something they don't really understand, but they enjoy it anyways (foodstuffs). And to quote a friend, "beer". Or as I preferred to rephrase it, "sexy beer".
- 7/3/2009 5:17 PM
- thecommonfate (message)
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What's wrong with being British?
(I'm not British, but I'm curious as to why you made that statement.)
- 7/3/2009 5:18 PM
- FreeeVerse (message)
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It celebrates the birth of our country and the ideals of our nation. The moment we made a dedication to liberty and equality for all.
- 7/3/2009 5:18 PM
- thirst2 (message)
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I don't do anything special because of it being the 4th. I don't even go to fireworks
- 7/3/2009 5:20 PM
- Kristenmomof3 (message)
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It means a piece of paper stating intentions was signed. Technically, our Independence Day is September 3rd and it was 1783, not 1776, but that would be admitting the truth: that someone still had to consent to our "Independence".
- 7/3/2009 5:20 PM
- scrambledmegzntoast@hardestlevel (message)
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@bella_esperanza - I'm actually right there with you. Part of the reason I don't understand the July 4th craziness is because I don't think my life would be much worse off if the colonies had lost their rebellious war.
- 7/3/2009 5:20 PM
- SirNickDon (message)
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@SirNickDon - I can see what you mean. My country is (was?) also a British colony. Hence my very typical British spelling and pronunciation of certain words. Anyway, happy 4th of July to you even though you don't understand the craziness. Relax, Sir NickDon ;)
- 7/3/2009 5:30 PM
- FreeeVerse (message)
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I guess for any country, or even people individually, the day they break free and become independent is an important day for them.
- 7/3/2009 5:31 PM
- AlterEgo909 (message)
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Our Independence Day is such a big deal, because it is an annual commemoration of the birth of a nation built on the rights of every person. A nation that guaranteed the rights, and freedoms, of a person to speak, and think, freely.
- 7/3/2009 5:32 PM
- Undercover_Librarian (message)
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To me, it's simply celebrating the day we became a country (okay, more officially than when we signed some papers).
- 7/3/2009 5:39 PM
- HeartOfPandora (message)
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@Undercover_Librarian - Except blacks, Irish, Native Americans and women (at least at conception and many years following).
- 7/3/2009 5:39 PM
- TheGreatBout (message)
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@Undercover_Librarian - @TheGreatBout - Not to mention anyone under 18, right on up to today.
- 7/3/2009 6:43 PM
- scrambledmegzntoast@hardestlevel (message)
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@thecommonfate - You just nailed every 'American' holiday.

@SirNickDon - You would all have crooked teeth and bad taste in beer, of course : )

@TheGreatBout - There it is!

The 4th means nothing to me, save for a family get-together, burgers, and then waking up on the fifth thinking "How far to I have to go to run it all off." Regardless, happy 4th of July!
- 7/3/2009 8:07 PM
- crystal_air (message)
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@crystal_air - I love English beer. But I love Samuel Adams, too, and he was a brewer and a patriot!
- 7/3/2009 9:32 PM
- SirNickDon (message)
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As a history lesson, it doesn't mean much. As a celebration of general freedom, it means a heck of a lot.
- 7/3/2009 9:34 PM
- SerenaDante (message)
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@SirNickDon - He's the mayor of Portland.
- 7/3/2009 9:36 PM
- TheGreatBout (message)
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@SerenaDante - Can you truly separate the two?
- 7/3/2009 9:37 PM
- TheGreatBout (message)
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@TheGreatBout - Yeah.
- 7/3/2009 9:39 PM
- SerenaDante (message)
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Check this place out. A lot of information here. http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/charters.html
- 7/3/2009 9:41 PM
- mr_randyc (message)
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The 4th of july is the day that comes after the 3rd of July and before the 5th of July.
The celebration is more of a celebration of an idea, which the original people probably did not have anyways.
I dont really see why we need to celebrate it.
Most likely if i had lived as a colonial, i would have been a loyalist.
- 7/3/2009 9:45 PM
- mooshpitmatt (message)
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At midnight I shall post an answer to your question.
- 7/3/2009 9:49 PM
- SwearNoAllegiance (message)
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It's a vital expression of freedom! Without it, you'd be toiling under the British heel to this very day! Just like those poor, beleaguered Canadians and Australians. Oh, when will they ever be free?
- 7/3/2009 10:42 PM
- NikBv (message)
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It means celebrating freedom and the principles of our nation. It means celebrating our independence. To me, that is worth celebrating.
- 7/3/2009 11:45 PM
- firetyger (message)
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@SirNickDon - "I love english beer." - Do you at room temp? : )

mmm, Sam Adam's Cream Stout...
- 7/4/2009 12:02 AM
- crystal_air (message)
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