 Well, it's Independence Day again and I find myself thinking of how I was born and bred to believe in the right to "life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness." And now I wonder if that is slipping away. I find myself feeling that raising the flag today is not a celebration of our establishment as a democracy where all men and women are created equal. Why, then, are we still sorting that out? Once again I debated whether I should fly my flag on this the anniversary of our declaring independence from what we deemed as oppressive regime. And early this morning, I hoisted it up once again by my front entrance. All the while I was thinking, it is my flag, my country and right to "life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness" we I celebrate along with every other American and this 244th anniversary of that day in 1776. I listen to the current occupant in the White House speaking from Mount Rushmore and the lawn of the White Houes. I am alarmed by what he says. Inaccurate, untrue, and pandering to a base of which I am not and never can be a member. A few years ago, I wrote: "I am thankful for waking up freer than most in a country that has more rights than most and may not be perfect, but is my home and we can agree to disagree." That is still mostly true. I realized if I didn't hoist up Old Glory, I was giving in. We cannot let the forces of darkness win. So once again, I may not celebrate as joyously this year, in part due the current pandemic raging around us, but I still claim my rights as a citizen and am thankful for what the flag has always stood for... "with liberty and justice for all."
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