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Bettie

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5. We have to drive our town's parade today

Reply to paleotn (Original post)

Fri Jul 4, 2025, 08:57 AM

Jul 2025

and I'm trying to figure out how I will manage to smile and wave at people I know would rather see me dead than waving at them.

Heck, last year, some parents told them that they couldn't pick up the candy from our group, because "we don't take no lib candy!".

Yeah, that's the town I live in.

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Is it just me or do others feel less than patriotic this 4th? [View all] paleotn Jul 2025 OP

Yep................... Lovie777 Jul 2025 #1

I just posted something similar NCDem47 Jul 2025 #2

I'm divided bucolic_frolic Jul 2025 #3

Today is just another day. ProudMNDemocrat Jul 2025 #4

We have to drive our town's parade today Bettie Jul 2025 #5

Smile really big blubunyip Jul 2025 #11

I focused on seeing my county Dem friends Bettie Jul 2025 #12

Good blubunyip Jul 2025 #13

It's near impossible to feel celebratory about anything today Tom Rinaldo Jul 2025 #6

That depends on how you define "patriotic" Martin Eden Jul 2025 #7

Well said. paleotn Jul 2025 #9

We do what we can, as our spirit moves us. Martin Eden Jul 2025 #10

Agreed. Thanks! paleotn Jul 2025 #15

I'm bdamomma Jul 2025 #8

I'm not celebrating it GaYellowDawg Jul 2025 #14