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Jo Burns's avatar

Words to help us ring The Liberty Bell for! We are the reason. We are the purpose. We all can do something, anything. Call, write, encourage, assist others, help those that are directly impacted. Continue to be the resistance. Resistance is active. You must move! Happy Fourth!

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Jan Moon's avatar

Jack, Glad you are here to give some of us a kick in the ass. I was ambivalent about the 4th until I realized what it stands for. Not the fireworks or the beer, but the grit and determination of the ones who fought, bled and died to salvage something they knew was worth saving. And God knows it wasn't easy for them. But they soldiered on even when it was tough, inconvenient, cold and disease-ridden. Sounds familiar, Huh?

Do we want to go through this? Not really. Must we? Only if we want our freedom and democracy back. Maybe not for ourselves; perhaps some of us may not live to see the tide turn. But our children, grandchildren and their children will. And maybe, just maybe, they will do fireworks and beer to celebrate the bravery of their ancestors, who stood in the trenches and gave everything for enduring freedom.

Sorry for the sermonizing. And yes, I listened to fireworks for an hour last night. An uplifting experience. Tonight there will be more. And beer.

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