Happy Fourth of July, ya filthy, revolutionary colonists. Bwa ha ha. We were the first to leave the British Empire party. There were men, yes men, who did not relish being taxed by King George III without representation at the British Court. Thomas (no middle name) Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence and those amazing Founding Fathers pledged their “lives, fortunes and sacred honor” to each other. Since that time our Country’s beauty has grown. Yes, we have had some bone ugly episodes. There are nattering nabobs of negativism who will remind you of that incessantly. Nina wrote a beautiful post about “America Never Forgets”. We don’t. Today, we will celebrate Our Beauty.

I follow Adam B. Coleman on X at @wrong_speak. He is a beautiful writer and today he gave us: “The United States of America is still a beautiful place we call home” in the New York Post:

Let’s take a moment on our nation’s birthday to appreciate the unappreciated: the United States of America.

Political polarization has induced amnesia amongst some of us, wiping away what is positively unique about our country and replacing it with nihilistic narratives about our impending doom.

The far-left and far-right portray themselves as modern day Chicken Littles exclaiming that the sky is falling over America.

Their followers either take what we have for granted, believe it’s inherently evil or dismiss it as not worth saving. It’s soul-crushing.

I believe there is a deficit of gratitude that exists in our country and it’s being exploited.

Ah! Gratitude. An “attitude of gratitude” is so freeing. It will lift you up and lift your soul. Not just gratitude, but generosity towards others. You don’t have to “pay it forward” or let somebody ahead of you at the checkout. Just be nice. Celebrate that you live in the darn coolest country ever.

More from Adam:

Some of the most fortunate people in our nation, handed the best of opportunities to excel, instead gravitate to an illogical political ideology that would advocate burning a house down to kill a single mouse.

Others behave like petulant children who constantly blame others for their shortcomings and fawn over a bygone time that never existed.

But this is not most Americans.

This poor, confused schmuck is not most Americans:

Trans activist TikToker claims that 4th of July is about celebrating "slave-owning, aristocratic white men who didn't want to pay taxes." pic.twitter.com/A2JcwMP7sP

— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) July 4, 2024

Slavery was the rule around the globe. It needs to shut the freak up and read a history book. Who was going to free people? The average human trying to find food and shelter.

Let us celebrate instead people like American Marine Nicole Gee, who died at Abbey Gate. She loved her job.

If ever I feel a twinge of pity creeping in for Joe Biden, it is quickly buried under the memory of all the needless deaths and suffering his fecklessness has caused. Like US Marine Nicole Gee, 23, in Afghanistan. pic.twitter.com/vkwXZhQpB6

— Miranda Devine (@mirandadevine) July 4, 2024

While college kids were acting bone ugly and anti-Semitic on college campuses, Mattie Smith of Ten Mile, here in East Tennessee, has been working on the future of farming. We are gonna celebrate her:

Mattie Smith, a 4-Her from Tennessee, is a champion for ag advocating about rural farmland in DC during #AgWeek, representing not only her state but the future of farmers in the country. Check out her story: https://t.co/S0crsvbBQz @Bayer4CropsUS

— 4-H (@4H) March 20, 2024

The beauty of this great country is something to celebrate every day. The people, the scenery and the ideals are around us every day.

I never get tired of this song. The backing video is amazing. Enjoy!

Finally, from Adam:

As a child who’s been at times poor and experienced homelessness, my story of finding success despite the hurdles in my childhood is not that rare here.

In countless countries around the world, by contrast, where you’re born on the economic ladder is where you’ll die and upward mobility is stifled by corruption or governmental bureaucracy.

In these nations, persecution isn’t an uncomfortable feeling you momentarily experience because you weren’t catered to, but actual death by the hands of the regime or militants.

America will never be perfect, and anyone who claims it is fooling themselves.

But perfection must not be the enemy of American good.

Problems are to be solved, not an excuse to burn the whole thing down.

Now, go make a bonfire, grill some hotdogs and celebrate.

Featured Image: created by Amanda S. Green, using Midjourney AI.