My eldest daughter told me her friend is on a family vacation. This girl and all her cousins are st the beach all wearing black in some sort of naive protest against July 4th. This is virtue signaling at its finest for the sake of social media.
My daughter was annoyed but I told her not to get frustrated, rather to be happy and even grateful about it. To live in a nation where you choose to wear what they want, have the ability to stand up for whatever causes they believe in, and to be so spoiled with rights that they can even take them for granted, is a testament to how good they have it. Ignorance is bliss, and in this case it is only possible as a result of living in a free society that has flourished for generations.
The United States is far from perfect but I’m proud to be an American and I’m thankful for the clarity to see why. Happy Independence Day!