a group of drunken rebels had the foresight and resolve to undertake what they referred to as an ‘experiment’ by getting out from under the thumbs of oppression by seceeding from Brittan and a 22 year old erudite potentate, King George III, with little more than grit and determination on their side.
if the aim here is about celebrating how this nation sprang from despotism and a monarchy to a free state as should be thoughts on this holiday, that’s fine.
some will always denigrate or attempt to de-rail and contort things by envoking their own agendas and as such, taint the nature of the occasion.
personally the Fourth of July is unquestionably the best annual American tradition.
I mean, how do you beat alcohol and explosives being in play simultaneously?
as for partisan agendas and America being well off from best serving its list of priorities, somehow our political leadership has come to the conclusion it is better to throw over one billion dollars at blankets, and aspirins for illegal aliens, than to correct the backlog of Veterans needs for benefits which routinely forces them to battle for their just ends over decades, instead of a few months or years.
that is a truly disgusting state of affairs.
Regardless, today if you are an American citizen, it is indeed a day to be grateful we live in the best free nation on Earth, despite its obvious pitfalls, and its recurring problems.