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historian Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-14-04 03:13 PM
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Boycott 4th july celebrations!!!
We are celebrating an america which no longer exists!
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kentuck Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-14-04 03:15 PM
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1. Why ?????
That doesn't make sense to me... Why ??
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Caution Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-14-04 03:17 PM
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2. No
I will still celebrate the signing of the Declaration of Independence. If it were a holiday in support of Gingrich's "Contract for America" I'd certainly boycott but a celebration of the things which make America special is more of a statement against the tyranny.
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alonso_quijano Donating Member (240 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-14-04 03:17 PM
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3. Better option
Celebrate the Fourth by taking your friends and family (and, well, any other registered voters out there) to see Michael Moore's FAHRENHEIT 911 on its opening day!
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slutticus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-14-04 03:18 PM
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4. I am not giving up...
...a nice holiday because of those fascist neocon scumbags who were appointed to the white house


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kayell Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-14-04 03:19 PM
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5. Go, Celebrate, Hand out copies of the Declaration of Independence, the
Constitution and the Bill of Rights. Remind people of who we are.
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Rowdyboy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-14-04 03:20 PM
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6. Help yourself, but I can't join you
Edited on Fri May-14-04 03:21 PM by Rowdyboy
I will NOT them steal my country. They've stolen the government, they've stolen the judiciary, and they've hijacked the constitution, but I'll be damned if I'll let them destroy my love for this country and its founding.

That would be letting them win. Never.
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Demoiselle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-14-04 03:31 PM
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10. Well said, Rowdyboy..
Perfect response, as a matter of fact. I agree totally. Don't let the bastards steal OUR holiday!
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MallRat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-14-04 03:20 PM
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7. I celebrate 4th of July for what America CAN BE ONCE AGAIN.
It's always been a pet peeve of mine- why are Democrats and/or liberals so reluctant to "wrap themselves in the flag?" Instead of fleeing from the symbol and allowing it to become representative of the ugliest, jingoistic tendencies of our nation, why not try to reframe the context?

It's the Republicans who have been anti-American. As far as I'm concerned, we should embrace the flag, the 4th of July, and all the classic symbols of American patriotism.

It's a little thing that means an awful lot to the undecided voter.

-MR
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daa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-14-04 03:23 PM
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8. Why
I love the America that can be - I just hate butthole shrub and the wingnuts that are ruining it.
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Webster Green Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-14-04 03:30 PM
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9. Nah...organize a protest & march in the town parade....
Thats what we do.
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