In a few days, we will all have an opportunity to peacefully inflict a major psychological blow on the rapidly coalescing police state by the simple but powerful act of refusing to play along with the absurd pantomime on the 4th of July that we live in an even nominally free country – one with the rule of law, an operative Constitution and respect for individual rights.




There is no longer any meaningful limit to the power of the government over our lives. Illustration: Wikimedia Commons

In a few days, we will all have an opportunity to peacefully inflict a major psychological blow on the rapidly coalescing police state by the simple but powerful act of refusing to play along with the absurd pantomime on the 4th of July that we live in an even nominally free country – one with the rule of law, an operative Constitution and respect for individual rights.

One that isn’t a thugocracy.

We can turn our backs on the flag. Decline to participate when urged to cheer and sing. No fireworks. No barbeques.

We can sit down – and bow our heads.

We can mention the unmentionable: That there is no longer any meaningful limit to the power of the government over our lives. No line beyond which it may not tread. That it lies, spies and tyrannizes.

We can admit to ourselves the shoddy – and frightening – reality bubbling up all around us.

By so doing, we can shatter the illusion that this government operates with anything remotely approximating our consent.

This is absolutely essential. The 4th of July pantomime requires that we deny the obvious – that we instead pretend we’re free people living in a free country; one in which the government is accountable to the people, one in which the government is limited by law. One in which people can’t simply be dragooned into prisons without due process, held incommunicado, tortured. A country with a president who doesn’t have kill lists – or use the instruments of state power to punish and intimidate his political opponents. One in which citizens must be suspected of a crime before their personal correspondence is filched through and recorded for later use against them. One in which a traveler is free from arbitrary and random searches of his person and effects.

One in which the attorney general of the United States isn’t able to get away with providing guns to gangs or brazenly lie about his use of the power of his office to go after political “enemies” rather than pursue justice.
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No thanks.
I will honor all that this country means.

I would like to celebrate the fourth of July by burning the British Flag. After all, that is the country we were supposed to have won our independence from.

Well I hope that includes the 5th amendments

What it is... a banana republic with the most weapons of mass destruction and will remain on top of the **** pile as long as it has those weapons

One positive thing I can say about the current Pres... even though there has been a black family in the White House for 2 terms, it is not covered in graffiti.

Or you could burn a copy of this:

Well that particular colony had a great advantage over the Kingdom.

Great Briton had to travel over sea to resupply the royal troops.

Still Her Majesty may retake what is hers again.

Oh, what an imagination you have there.

She is certainly trying to do just that! But China or Israel might beat her to it.

Major psychological blow? Turning ones back to a flag is going to stop government corruption?

All it will do is get you on an NSA "possible terrorist" list.

They will be watching YOU.

A government is only as strong as the amount of people who support it.

The only people who speak of how great America is, are... well Americans. They actually believe their own propaganda. America is a country that oppresses the poor and devalues human life for a profit. It's a pipe dream.

I wonder what the native Indians will celebrate on July 4th.

Blasphemy.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q0Wiz1elwHU

Just because you cannot grasp the meaning of the US-Constitution,it must be a Pipedream?
Shheesh!

It's them who disrespect the Flag and what it stands for!
They have turned their Backs to the Flag,now you want to emulate them?

actually,they couldn't cut the Mustard!

TSK;TSK;TSK;TSK;TSK!

our government is not perfect, find me one which is and I Will move there

as much as needs improving there are still plenty of things to celebrate as well,, it aint All good or ALL bad

so, people will most likely make the choice to celebrate what is GOOD on that day, instead of obsessing over what is wrong,,,,,

and , any reason to come together (americans) and enjoy our family and friends has got to be a major psychological LIFT for those who participate,,

I fought for that flag, I'll celebrate. And hope for the future.

Where did the Americans get their re-supply from?