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Boxerfan

(2,533 posts)
Fri May 10, 2019, 09:28 PM May 2019

Boycott July 4th

I refuse to buy fireworks or even celebrate while a Russian installed Oligarch wannabee is occupying the White House.

Zero motivation for celebration. Zero.

This will be my 3rd year-I know last year was very slow for fireworks sales. All the crap is made in China now so the stuff will be even more overpriced thanks to his tariffs.


That was free so.....

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Boycott July 4th (Original Post) Boxerfan May 2019 OP
No tv, that's for sure and I'll make sure any network that covers Trump hears from me. hlthe2b May 2019 #1
Haven't celebrated in years ProudLib72 May 2019 #2
That asshole ruins everything. The Velveteen Ocelot May 2019 #3
I've come to loathe it even before Dump. Hate fireworks and idiots shooting guns. CurtEastPoint May 2019 #4
No TheFarseer May 2019 #5
Thank you customerserviceguy May 2019 #8
No trump. We will all be watching the premiere of Season 3 "Stranger Things" Tikki May 2019 #6
No thanks. We don't let Trump define our holiday plans. tritsofme May 2019 #7
Our town Rambling Man May 2019 #9
I have pretty much done this for years Sherman A1 May 2019 #10
NO, it's my country and I will celebrate it's birth.. Raine May 2019 #11

TheFarseer

(9,322 posts)
5. No
Fri May 10, 2019, 09:37 PM
May 2019

Don’t give them the flag. They live on being more patriotic than thou. Don’t let them. If you want to save money and not buy overpriced Chinese fireworks, I hear you. But don’t let this turn into the War on Christmas 2.0.

customerserviceguy

(25,183 posts)
8. Thank you
Fri May 10, 2019, 11:38 PM
May 2019

I am not going to let the occupant of the White House discourage me from celebrating our great country. I'm a naturalized citizen, and I'm glad to be an American.

Tikki

(14,557 posts)
6. No trump. We will all be watching the premiere of Season 3 "Stranger Things"
Fri May 10, 2019, 09:46 PM
May 2019

on Netflix.

We will all watch Seasons 1 & 2 again and then on to Season 3.

The Tikkis

Rambling Man

(249 posts)
9. Our town
Sat May 11, 2019, 01:34 AM
May 2019

gets shut down for 4th of July. If you haven't secured your car in the municipal lots or have a friend with a house and driveway the night before, you might as well keep driving.

Basically. Hard to avoid, hard not to be a part of it, especially if you live uptown at the main intersection in town.

I guess I could sit inside, look out the window and be sullen.

Uh, maybe not.

A lot gets forgiven that day!

Sherman A1

(38,958 posts)
10. I have pretty much done this for years
Sat May 11, 2019, 05:06 AM
May 2019

in some senses it was because of working in Retail in others because of the way I see the country headed.

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