I was talking to one of my friends and he mentioned staying home on July 4, citing how there are a lot of really ugly things going on in the US.

After thinking about this myself, I’m starting to feel the same way. Instead of being proud of the country, I’m feeling like I’m just another wallet that companies and the government are trying to suck all the money out of.

The cost of living is going up, the housing market is a nightmare, I don’t feel very confident in our government at all, the job market is a nightmare…

I think I’ll be staying home this year too… anyone else?

  • Dogiedog64@lemmy.world
    42·
    1 day ago

    I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, but HOW THE FUCK could I EVER be proud of this country anymore??? We’ve done nothing to deserve respect or patriotism.

    • bufalo1973@europe.pub
      3·
      5 hours ago

      Then maybe it’s a day to protest, not to celebrate. Maybe the best way could have been doing a full strike that stopped the country and doing also protests in the streets.

      • YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.todayEnglish
        30·
        1 day ago

        Why are you attacking a person who obviously is opposed to the current administration? Like, I understand your sentiment, but this person ain’t the one.

        • Soggy@lemmy.worldEnglish
          32·
          20 hours ago

          The “every single American is culpable and therefore my bigotry is excused” energy is getting wild.

          • YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.todayEnglish
            5·
            19 hours ago

            Hey, you remember when you didn’t vote for something and it still happened? Yeah, your should be blamed for it none the less.