Why Celebrate the 4th?

[SicEmBaylor]

I am finding it harder and harder to celebrate a nation whose government I increasingly view with contempt and disdain. The American people have been oppressed by this government for a very very long time. You all know that I have very very strong feelings on when that oppression started, but I will save that argument for another time and place. Hell, I am to the point now that I take issue with the Pledge of Allegiance (especially the indivisible part) which is little more than an attempt to brainwash the citizenry into voluntarily enslaving themselves to an all powerful centralized federal government.

A centralized government with absolute power that incrementally strips citizens of their liberty while threatening the very destruction of our society with a debt that runs in the trillions is not what they fought a revolution for. They did not fight a revolution to create and maintain a global empire requiring a series of never ending foreign wars. They did not fight a revolution to create a national government with the power to restrict and regulate virtually every aspect of your every day and personal lives right down to what you do in your own home or bedroom.

However, I refuse to let the statists and tyrants win. I celebrate the 4th with the same zeal as our Founding Fathers. I celebrate the principles and values this nation was founded upon. Namely, I celebrate the greatest idea born of our revolution; if you can't leave then you aren't free -- that the right to peacefully establish a government of our own choosing is the.greatest of human rights.

I celebrate that and not the bastardization of our nation or the holiday by the statists and tyrants.

[AlboSooner]

The 4th is not a celebration of the illusion of freedom we all have, but a celebration of that spontaneous, unadulterated, American revolution which was the embodiment of the freedom which exists in all people. We must continue to celebrate it in order to never forget Americanism, which to me is that universal right to freedom and happiness. You can be an American if you subscribe to principles of the American revolution, without ever setting a foot in America.

[MeMyself&Me]

I celebrate the independence of our country, not our government.

[MelloYello]

I celebrate beer.

[Mjcpr]

Yours has truly been a life of struggle and oppression, Sic.

[Mongo]

Sic,

1. Go to lake
2. drink lots of beer
3. look at/talk to/ sex up females
4.
5. profit

[KABOOKIE]

Sic,

1. Go to lake
2. drink lots of beer
3. look at females
4. masturbate
5. masturbate

Fix't

[Wishboned]

You should at least celebrate it for this:

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[pphilfran]

Make paper cut outs of all your most disliked politicians and tape em to your bottle rockets and launch em into space...

I have a big stack of Nancy Pelosi....

[SoonerofAlabama]

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[King Crimson]

what a joke.

to act like the incursions into our personal freedoms is just a couple years old is hilarious.

where were all the government haters in 2002? civil rights activists on the SO?

if you want to hate on the concept of governance or big gov, that's fine...except when it's about Defense? but when it's just partisan cry baby stuff....please.

i'm not talking to you sic. i know you can at least have principles.

[King Crimson]

frankly, i could do without tourists and suburbanites pissing in my backyard.

if i did that in their subdivision white america, i'd be in jail. but, it's just part of the "fun" here.

**** those people.

[Penguin]

That's strange. I don't see tanks rolling down the street where I live.

[yankee]

Despite there being many things wrong with this country, apparently some people don't know just how good they have it. **** them. :rolleyes:

[Lott's Bandana]

Sounds like somebody needs to book passage on the Mayflower...

[StoopTroup]

SicEm.....

Quit lumping all of those problems that have occurred over decades together. If you have a problem with the Pledge....write another one and start Promoting a better Pledge that will lead people towards the way of life you believe

[Fish&Game]

gratuitous...then get the phuck out!

[diverdog]

I am finding it harder and harder to celebrate a nation whose government I increasingly view with contempt and disdain. The American people have been oppressed by this government for a very very long time. You all know that I have very very strong feelings on when that oppression started, but I will save that argument for another time and place. Hell, I am to the point now that I take issue with the Pledge of Allegiance (especially the indivisible part) which is little more than an attempt to brainwash the citizenry into voluntarily enslaving themselves to an all powerful centralized federal government.

A centralized government with absolute power that incrementally strips citizens of their liberty while threatening the very destruction of our society with a debt that runs in the trillions is not what they fought a revolution for. They did not fight a revolution to create and maintain a global empire requiring a series of never ending foreign wars. They did not fight a revolution to create a national government with the power to restrict and regulate virtually every aspect of your every day and personal lives right down to what you do in your own home or bedroom.

However, I refuse to let the statists and tyrants win. I celebrate the 4th with the same zeal as our Founding Fathers. I celebrate the principles and values this nation was founded upon. Namely, I celebrate the greatest idea born of our revolution; if you can't leave then you aren't free -- that the right to peacefully establish a government of our own choosing is the.greatest of human rights.

I celebrate that and not the bastardization of our nation or the holiday by the statists and tyrants.

If you hate this country so much then leave. Seriously, I get sick and tired of all the belly aching by the far right in this country. Just pack your bags and get the f*ck out.

This is the greatest place on the earth and we have to many spoiled whiney brats that have no idea what it is like to live in some of the sh*t holes of this world. We enjoy lives that are far better than any thing our founding fathers could imagine. They would look at a post like this in our time and place in history with absolute contempt. We are far far freer than they could ever hope and wealthy beyond measure. This is especially true for everyone in this nation that is not a white wealthy landowner.

PS The good ole days were not that good. I would suggest you read a little more history.

[3rdgensooner]

Yours has truly been a life of struggle and oppression, Sic.
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[hawaii 5-0]

...because July 4th is the day Lincoln crossed the Delaware and freed the Israelites.


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Trump/ Clovis 2012

[tommieharris91]

That's strange. I don't see tanks rolling down the street where I live.

Yea, there aren't any soldiers forcing me to use my house as their barracks.

[GKeeper316]

the kid in africa with aids who is also slowly starving to death agrees with sic, in principle.

[SoCaliSooner]

I have the feeling that Sic's fireworks are soon going to be made of ammonium nitrate and diesel fuel....

[MR2-Sooner86]

http://www.fortunewatch.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/usa-is-not-number-11.jpg

I still wouldn't live anywhere else.

[hawaii 5-0]

Some interesting stats......



5-0


Trump/ Billy 2012

[SoonerofAlabama]

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[SoonerofAlabama]

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[tommieharris91]

BRB moving to Iceland...

[Penguin]

Yea, there aren't any soldiers forcing me to use my house as their barracks.


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[SoonerofAlabama]

Less patriotic, but it has America in it:

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[SoonerofAlabama]

America is in there:

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[Jammin']

America sings this one:

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[SoonerofAlabama]

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[Mongo]

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[SoonerofAlabama]

Song about places in America:

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[Jammin']

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[JohnnyMack]

I'm going to Wal-Mart for mayonnaise and Bud Light. BRB.

[silverwheels]

Yours has truly been a life of struggle and oppression, Sic.

LMAO.

[SoonerofAlabama]

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[texaspokieokie]

i like the "Cheech" version, "born in east LA".

[OhU1]

http://www.fortunewatch.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/usa-is-not-number-11.jpg

This settles it, I'm going to live in Finland or Iceland or Sweden! :)

I love living in the U.S. and Oklahoma but always shouting "we're #1!" is a little Aggie. Clearly we are not "#1" or even #30 in a lot of important areas. Saying that we are won't change that.

[tommieharris91]

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If you want patriotic songs, this actually isn't where you should start.

[SoonerofAlabama]

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[SicEmBaylor]

There is nowhere else on earth Id ever want to live.

[soonersponge]

I just do not like the fact that I can not urinate in the streets. Stand up people for what is right! I should be able to pee where I want to pee!

[SoCaliSooner]

I just do not like the fact that I can not urinate in the streets. Stand up people for what is right! I should be able to pee where I want to pee!

I saw a shirt of yours today that looked like it truly belonged to a man who street pees....

[soonersponge]

I saw a shirt of yours today that looked like it truly belonged to a man who street pees....

You can't beat a Kenneth Cole shirt from the late 1990's. It was rawkin in its time. And I am sure I street pee'd with it on a lot.

[SoonerofAlabama]

I saw a shirt of yours today that looked like it truly belonged to a man who street pees....

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[Scott D]

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hah!

[RUSH LIMBAUGH is my clone!]

http://www.fortunewatch.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/usa-is-not-number-11.jpg

I still wouldn't live anywhere else.In WellingtonGrey.net We Trust!

[BudSooner]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aaqaImebd1M



Deer lowered, people are stupid.

[SoonerofAlabama]

Found this gem earlier:

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[BudSooner]

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[jk the sooner fan]

sic'em is going to be single for a VERY long time

[SoonerofAlabama]

Can't wait for the fireworks :D :



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[SoonerofAlabama]

Apparently this was a world record in Appleton, Wisconsin:

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[MelloYello]

Found this gem earlier:

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Made me lulz. Typos galore in the subtitles, though.

[SicEmBaylor]

Yours has truly been a life of struggle and oppression, Sic.

It's a never ending story of trials and tribulations.

[BudSooner]

It's a never ending story of trials and tribulations.
And that is just with girls right?:D

[I Am Right]

Freedom baby!

[SoonerofAlabama]

Well, I don't care if you know how many sides a triangle has (none) I hope and ask all of you to have a great Fourth of July to celebrate our independence from the Mexico-China coalition.

[fadada1]

instead of bitching and moaning about our "current" government (without recognizing the incompetence of our past government), how about we celebrate the incredible risk our founding fathers took to create a new nation - including risking their own lives... literally.

get over it and enjoy your day off, and thank the men who were smarter and braver than most of us can possibly fathom.

[BudSooner]

instead of bitching and moaning about our "current" government (without recognizing the incompetence of our past government), how about we celebrate the incredible risk our founding fathers took to create a new nation - including risking their own lives... literally.

get over it and enjoy your day off, and thank the men who were smarter and braver than most of us can possibly fathom.^THIS!

[SoonerofAlabama]

And I think this was said earlier, but it isn't about celebrating the government. It is about remembering those who lost their lives and risked their own lives so that we could live free today. Compared to a lot of countries we are lucky. The Fourth of July is not about the government, it is about the celebration of our freedom.

Thank You to all of the veterans of the wars in our past and to the currently active troops. THANK YOU. I can't thank you enough but Thank You.