I can't do it -- post pictures of flags and fireworks when I know that the individual who has hijacked our country is hijacking the Fourth, throwing a celebration of himself in our nation's capitol today, complete with tanks and jets and VIPs (big donors) in reserved seats.
Children snatched from parents, desperate asylum seekers held in disgraceful conditions, big business set free to pollute at will, homeless vets, corporations reaping the benefits of their contributions in massive tax cuts, long time allies alienated, brutal dictators praised . . . are we great yet?
Were we ever? But at least, for a long time, we as a nation seemed to be struggling toward equality for all, toward a responsible stewardship of the planet, toward a dream of peace . . .
All this progress has been trampled-- and the supporters of the madman at the helm don't care. They have their judges; they have a good economy, continued growth begun in the Obama era. Little things like human decency are brushed aside. No flags. No fireworks. Just a great sadness at the direction our country has taken. And a fervent hope that it will change.