Happy 4th, my fellow Americans

[Trump’s Niece]

You know you're from LA if you're waiting in line at the best carniceria at 7am ac_dance





Happy 4th. Don't blow your hands off lol

[Anonymous]

You know you're from LA if you're waiting in line at the best carniceria at 7am ac_dance





Happy 4th. Don't blow your hands off lol

I looked it up, that's a butcher shop.

[Trump’s Niece]

You know you're from LA if you're waiting in line at the best carniceria at 7am ac_dance





Happy 4th. Don't blow your hands off lol

I looked it up, that's a butcher shop.

They make the best guacamole! Their marinated chicken is soooooo good!

[Anonymous]

I looked it up, that's a butcher shop.

They make the best guacamole! Their marinated chicken is soooooo good!

I've been to LA once, but I've never seen or heard of them.

[Anonymous]

Happy Fourth Americans.

[Anonymous]

According to airline tracking service FlightAware.com, as of Saturday, over 5,800 flights were delayed in the United States, including those in and out of the country. There were also at least 655 canceled flights, which is more than three times the average of about 210 canceled flights daily. As of Sunday morning, the tracking service said 211 flights were canceled and more than 938 delays were reported nationwide.

[cw_]

[Anonymous]

Did most cities hold their fireworks shows last night?

[Anonymous]

Happy Birthday America

By Mark Hendrickson



Americanism holds that government and law should be negative—that is, that they should tell us what not to do. Americanism views the purpose of law and government as protecting citizens and residents by preventing the violation of individual rights. Negative law limits the scope of government. Alien alternatives favor positive law (both in the sense of elevating man-made laws above natural laws, and in the sense of telling people what they must do instead of what they must not do). This philosophy confers upon government and law a virtually unlimited scope.



Americanism believes that government should act as an impartial umpire tasked with upholding impartial rules and letting the most talented and industrious reap the economic rewards of their efforts. Alien counterfeits believe in an intrusive, activist government that becomes the dominant economic player and picks winners and losers.



Americanism believes that individual rights are primary and government power secondary (see Ninth and Tenth Amendments). Alien philosophies believe that government power must supersede individual rights in order to build a "great" or "just" society.



Americanism is predicated on the rule of law—the blind and impartial administration of justice that cares not whether a person is rich or poor, black or white, strong or weak. By contrast, the alien philosophies call for a system of privileges—that is, discriminatory laws that rob Peter to pay Paul.



Americanism honors private property and upholds voluntary economic exchange as a fundamental human right. The alien attitude is to disparage and abrogate property rights and to use money taxed from some citizens to buy votes from other citizens on the receiving end of those funds. Thus, alien philosophies exalt the value system of criminals and institutionalize theft as the normal modus operandi of government.



Americanism asserts that the right and legitimate way for individuals to prosper is to earn a living by providing something of value for others. The alien worldview holds that it's perfectly legitimate for individuals to enrich themselves via the political process (called "cronyism" or "rent-seeking") whereby some are given wealth that others have produced. In short, the American believes in making wealth, the alien, in taking it.



Americanism affirms that all men are created equal in the eyes of God—that everyone is entitled to receive equal legal and governmental protection of their rights. Alien philosophy holds that nature or God (depending on who its proponent believes is the creator of mankind) blew it by making us different, and therefore it's up to "enlightened" (read: elitist) government leaders to remedy the defective natural order by making everyone economically equal.



Americanism's fundamental tenet is that citizens of our republic are the masters, and government the servant. As Thomas Jefferson articulated it in the Declaration of Independence, the legitimate purpose and function of government is to secure citizens' God-given rights. Consequently, "That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends [i.e., when governments violate rights rather than upholding them] it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it." The alien philosophy throughout its long and tragic history has exalted and still exalts government officials as masters directing the affairs of a subservient citizenry.



In sum, the American philosophy is liberty; the alien philosophy is tyranny. Ultimately, one or the other will prevail, for the two cannot coexist. We all know the choice we will have to make if our children are to observe their Fourths of July as celebrations of liberty as a living, daily reality rather than as a dim historical artifact.



God bless the USA.

[Anonymous]

Happy 4th. The United States is becoming a dysfunctional state.

[Anonymous]

Biden is running your country into the ground, but at least you got the day off today.

[cw_]

Few people have the day off.  Most businesses are open.

[Trump’s Niece]

My prize potato salad came out delish, as usual.

[Anonymous]

Few people have the day off.  Most businesses are open.

Most businesses were open on Canada Day too. But, employees working were paid time and a half plus eight hours regular stat time. And working that day was voluntary, not mandatory.

[Zetsu]

Happy Independence Day to our honorable American neighbours  ac_drinks