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I'm Taking the Week Off

Brad Pearce
Jul 4, 2023
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Happy Birthday America!

I am taking [in my opinion] a well deserved week off for only the 3rd time this year [and one I was on a real vacation so felt quite busy].

I was going to talk about about my history of feelings about this holiday, but I realized no one wants to hear that. The truth is, our country’s birth was a revolution in human liberty and civil government, and is one of the greatest periods in human history. While we have so much to be unhappy about, we have a ruling class which seeks to weaken and control us through shame and misery, and thus we can best fight them by being happy and loving America. Try to enjoy yourself as best as you can and honor your country’s independence by blowing up a small part of it!

If you are subscribed to Racket News, you should read Taibbi’s piece on this, he really excels at this kind of reflection, and the headline itself is perhaps the most important part of the message:

Racket News
This July 4th, Remember: Freedom is Good
I was never much for Independence Day. In the eighties, patriotism was a pile of uninspiring steroid-addled symbols: Rambo, Top Gun, the invasion of Grenada… I eventually learned to love barbecue and a beer-drunk as much as the next person, but to this day I can’t think of the word…
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5 months ago · 522 likes · 204 comments · Matt Taibbi

Make the most of your freedom, get drunk and blow stuff up. Rock, Flag, Eagle!

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Brad

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Lafayette Cahill
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Happy Fourth!

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