To those of us alive in the 1980s, did ya ever think that a tacky and gauche NYC millionaire pop culture icon that was famous for nothing, but being a wealthy POS....would be the one to cause the fall of American Democracy and usher in fascism?

I’m not feeling it either. Trump cheated in EVERY election and I will ONLY celebrate 🍾 his DEMISE.

The scary part is, is that even after Trump dies, the MAGAt cancer will still be with us. The MAGAs are probably already working on grooming his replacement, at this very moment, for 2028.

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We’re with you George. Vive la révolution.

People are fed up.

...Just Cruz'n on the 4th of july..rememberance'n of TRUE AMERICAN CONSTITUTIONAL SPIRIT!.... TRUMP AND THE MAGAIDIOTS Sitdown an STFU!... youtube.com/shorts/J5upA...

Because what he is doing is the exact opposite of what America stands for.

Because you aren’t a straight white Christian male? They observe Independence Day. The rest of us enjoy the 4th.

ur not the only one, dont worry

Only Americans can save their democracy. We cheer for those who try.

I would love to wish you "Happy 4th of July! 🎉🎉🎉" But I can't. Because it's not. Because of greed and weakness, America has nothing to celebrate.

Sadly Merica sucks

Because you suck? I'm having so much fun

Me neither.

I’m with George 😢

Goaerge Washington was a slave owner, bro.

trump's DEATH SPIRAL IS PULLING US INTO F_A_S_C_I_S_M! 25th AMENDMENT/IMPEACH!!!👇 youtu.be/SMtOUwYH1lw?...

Same

Because while that orange ball of pus and its associates draw breath, there is nothing to celebrate.

Me too...

You're not alone❤️, millions of us feel the same way. Not celebrating but staying strong

I really just want to cry!😢

THE END IS NEAR

Because you’re a scumbag democrat. Democrats are the party of corruption, destruction, and death

Let me remind you which republican started the Iraq and Afghanistan wars?

And what did Obama do? He supported what Bush did and continued the war he started.

It's up tovus!

You are not alone. I went over to my parents house and all they wanted to do is drink wine. No celebration. But we did enjoy commiserating together.

😭

All the bullshit with W, the first trump crime administration, I still felt patriotic and wanted to celebrate, because I knew the country would outlast the bullshit. Not now. Now, I mourn for the country that we will never see again. No matter what happens, we will never be the same.

"We used to do this stuff to OTHER countries, not ourselves"

Seriously, seeing Americans just realizing how evil and corrupt their own government is proves how delusional they always are. They see their country pre-Trump presidency with rose-tinted glasses and do not acknowledge the atrocities it has committed on foreign lands and its native people.

No. Let’s channel an expanded version of this today. m.youtube.com/watch?v=gkFx...

And get out on the streets to reclaim that independence!

US should apply to be come apart of the UK doesn't seem that bad anymore lol

Absolutely not feeling it !

Canadian here. 20 million elegible voters stayed home. If any of them are affected by the disaster that is about to happen to them then too fucking bad.

I assume because you have deep trauma that prohibits you from functioning like an actual human.

Me too. As a retired government teacher, I mourn for what we are losing.

Then leave

Are you really that fragile? We live in the greatest country on the planet. ❤️🇺🇸❤️

You were not alone.

Me neither. I think of Ben Franklin being questioned after the Constitutional Convention about the form of government we had. "A republic, if you can keep it." How devastated the founders would be to see we haven't kept it. I was here for the bicentennial in 1976. We couldn't even make it 250 years

This year, wishing someone a "happy 4th of July" is like wishing them a "happy memorial day."

Perhaps it all needs to burn down before it starts again.

Not a good approach, that is the direction MAGA is moving, but they will recreate America in their image. You need to work within the liberal democratic structure that existed before Trump. The only way to overthrow this new order will be strikes, when enough people want change.

Maybe so, but I won't hold my breath to see that happen. Which is a shame for those affected by their cruelty.

This was the first year in many that I was happy and proud to celebrate Canada Day. We have come together while the USA becomes more problematic by the minute. I am sorry for your loss.

I’m not feeling very patriotic today either. I’m putting all my home into the Simpson’s predictions.

Americans are more proud of the USA than at any time since 2011! The lowest when dementia Joe was in office! According to recent mainstream media survey

I know I don’t either

Neither do I. Everything just feels so sad right now.

I really want to wish Americans a happy 4th however it feels hollow. How many are about to find their lives are turned upside down from this bill.

Does the Republic want to be saved?

Because this year it’s a funeral.

youtu.be/O-w0kogBrNU In 1938, as fascism swept Europe and the U.S. wrestled with its identity, a bold, well-intentioned, yet flawed 26-part series aired across more than 100 CBS radio stations, "Americans All, Immigrants All." It's aim was to highlight the contributions of immigrant communities.

You are not alone. Only yesterday, I posted similar feelings over this holiday this year.

It’s an obituary-wake for the US no celebration for us.

What is likely to save the Republic is to do what the Founders - including Washington - suggested, & update the Constitution regularly to match changing times. Currently it has been overrun by a host of vices like monopoly media & political money that it cannot 'see'. books2read.com/thirddraft

The undoubtedly darkest July 4th in American history.... Deception and Evil rules..

I stopped celebrating July 4 in 2022 when the supreme court took away women’s freedoms. We have even LESS to celebrate today and tomorrow they drop the iron curtain.

The national anthem might as well now be the “Star Wars” Imperial March.

Same. I’m shuttering in place, mourning for my country that has been taken over by oligarchs and their sycophants. As an empath, I’m nauseated over what this big, bloated, bullshit bill will do to those non-maga people who have less and are already struggling. We’re truly f’d.

"A Prince, whose character is thus marked by every act which may define a Tyrant, is unfit to be the ruler of a free people." Thomas Jefferson

Me too. I'm so depressed.

I haven't since he rode down the escalator.

It’s National Mourning Day!

They should demand her back

I always work on the 4th, so i never frlt like celebrating sincevi was a kid. But today felt doubly so to not celebrate.

To clarify, i only felt lije celebrating when i was a kid, as an adult i get paid very little abd work every 4th of july. I don't see anything to celebrate.

No one that I've talked with does, either.

Not wanting to celebrate your slaving nation's history of slavery?

We’ve been trying to overcome that portion of our history since the 1960’s with the Civil Rights and Voting Rights Acts. There is always room to make what was our attempt at full democracy better. But, now we’re clearly going backwards.

Slavery is literally written into your precious constitution. Backwards? AmeriKKKa is, and always has been, a white supremacist terrorist state. A cancer on this planet. Also:

The founders pledged their lives, their fortunes, and their sacred honor to their new country. Today, mega-rich traitors take more than they can ever use, then take more. They have abandoned honor. If you reap this country’s rewards and give nothing back, that’s not patriotism. That’s betrayal.

You're just a liar. Cry harder.

There's nothing to celebrate. We literally call 4th of July Independence Day. What is independence? It's freedom to be who you are, it's freedom to love who you want, it's freedom to love your life in the way you see fit. If we don't have that for everyone, then none of us truly have it.

It's also about the freedom to exist and go about your business freely in the U.S. as a non-white person, because that freedom, is increasingly under threat.

Freedom for all isn't the same as freedom for some, until it's all, literally none of us are free.

I am quite enjoying myself.

I don't feel celebratory at all, I'm going to spend time with friends and the only thing I'm happy for is that.

There are many of us with the same feeling.

Perfectly Understandable. Take a few days off. Reorganize your head. Then take a deep breath and keep on with the keeping on. The sun rose in the East, tis a new day with new possibilities...such as it is with every damn new days👽

I needed a little optimism today. So, Thank you. But, the sun rises every day in Russia, Hungry, Turkey, China, North Korea and life and the people go on. What we and our founders have attempted is very special and I would love to see the experiment continue in my lifetime. But, this is really bad.

Oh, no doubt, it is really bad. However, the truth is you really have no choice about this situation. You can either cave in and throw up your hands and surrender; or you fight this BS any way you can, for as long as you can. That's all you can do. Truth is being free has never been easy👽

I have even intention of fighting for our democracy. But, we need to find a Zelensky to lead us.

Eventually👽

Trying to figure out why US streets aren't flooded with people standing up to a tyrannical leader to reclaim democracy. If there's a day to do it, it's today. #NoKings took long enough to happen and needed to be first protest in a revolution, not the last, or there'll really be nothing to celebrate.

The United States was committing genocide against captive Palestinians in Gaza on July 4, 2024, just like it is on July 4, 2025

Understandable … my take on what we should celebrate substack.com/@roggierojsp...

I'm glad it wasn't just me. I couldn't even say the word Happy with the words 4th of July.

I cried when I woke up today; I felt like I was mourning.

Cringe as fuck

We hung a ripped tattered flag from Helene for today. We had bought a new flag which was half staff for Carter but normally no flag is flown here anymore.

I have upside down American flags across my front porch in Austin, TX. It has rained nonstop all day and all July 4th celebrations have been canceled. Central Texas is flooding and people are dying, having no idea the flood was coming. I find it very apropos for this point in American history.

High water in the Central Austin area. This is not a river, this is the water going down the street in the center of the city.

Probably would have if your government hadn't gutted the people whose job it is to warn of stuff like that.

Don't worry, George...we've got you.

Fascism bro

I agree.

💔💔💔

Because you dont understand what makes this country great. Being able to elect anew leader every 4 years is a huge plus.

I don’t believe being able to elect an asshole makes this country that great!

Who does? Anyone with an ounce of decency should be despairing.

Me neither. I am just watching Netflix and trying to feel distracted for a while.

If you truly want to support democracy, you wouldn’t use AI. Using AI to create images mocking Trump only benefits Trump and his oligarchs.

Celebrate the inevitable downfall of MAGA, that’s what I’m doing

Thank you for this post! It changed everything for the holiday for me! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

Until it doesn’t happen, just saying

Nah, we got this

It was too late in January.

Many of us feel like this. What we have always celebrated is now gone. It is a very subdued day so far. I hope there are hella protests.

We must try this first. This's been successful in other countries, there's no bloodshed, they can't press charges for it and it hits them where it hurts... We need 3.5% of the population to participate. Please share the link, if you will. generalstrikeus.com

Yep! Understandable. I am wearing black today, in morning for our democracy.😩

I am still in Jammies. Too depressed to get dressed

A. Wearing black as a negative continues to uphold western notions of whiteness as all things good. B. Nonwhites have never had the privilege of pretense about this day.

Thanks for pointing that out. And some non-western cultures wear white for mourning. The absence of all color.

The sickness of MAGA and America is celebrating independence from the British Empire whilst glorifying and celebrating perpetual slavery to Zionism and Israel. Israel is the new American God.

Our failing democracy at the hands of idiots!

Same here, although I am going to an event because we agreed a couple months ago, and it supports a local animal rescue. I think I will spend most of it in the cattery if they let me.

Relevant...

I don't feel like celebrating or doing much of anything today, it's a depressing 4th of July ugh

487 days until midterms

I wish I had your optimism

I for one am forgoing the traditional burgers and hot dogs, and making tacos & nachos instead. #fuckICE

😂😂😂

Refusing to celebrate today. Flags if displayed are upside down and tacos are on the menu.

There is nothing to celebrate on this 4th. Nothing.

Bc you're watching too much TV.

There are No Kings in America. #BurnTrumpHotels #BurnTrumpResorts #DigUpTrumpGolfcourses #BurnTeslaDealerships #BurnTeslaFactories #BurnX #BurnSpaceX #BurnBabyBurn #RevolutionNow

Ditto, we are getting our asses kicked and its really depressing. Its like loosing the World Series over and over and over….the changes that need to be made are much bigger than we are being fed by our elected officials. I understand they are outnumbered in votes, but who will rise above & lead?

Happy birthday, America - West Country Voices share.google/JHLqVOl4xTOl...

I’m celebrating by sleeping and binging television shows.

Not celebrating here.

"The signs were accumulating, all across the north of the country, far from the capital & its golden steeples, without our noticing their exact consequences. Vaguely we understood how, without really knowing why. Everything happened so quickly, with tangible modifications to our everyday life,...

"... Everything changed in a vague and hazy way, as if a sort of invading marshmallow, sticky and tenacious, transfused into the countryʼs living arteries, froze the hearts and souls of men, but also the cogs of the State, the activities of the nation, profoundly petrifying even...

"... the majority of the people. To what end? One could count on the fingers of both hands those who were nearly conscious still in our small city, in Saint-Basile, capital city of Septentrion." _Septentrion_, a dystopian, eerily futuristic novel from 1979, by Jean Raspail

Same here.

I have no idea. 77.3 million Americans seem to disagree.

I disagree with the moderator. Differing opinions are not necessarily intolerant.

And that's what today is all about. Even though we might disagree, we're all still Americans. God bless you.

Our precious republic is what got us into this mess. Representative democracy is a system that normalizes oligarchy by stripping the people of direct decision making, and gives anonymity and a voice to the morally bankrupt.

Representative democracy is fine. Our problem is that we have a MISrepresentative democracy thanks to the senate, the electoral college and gerrymandering. The anti fascist project should be to create a truly representative democracy.

That's what representative democracy is; a way to make the masses FEEL in control while absolving them of any actual ability to directly influence the direction of the country.

No, it isn't. The second you wrenching direct decision making power from the hands of the people and put it in the hands of the power hungry, you create a breeding ground for oligarchy. Doesn't matter if you elect who gets to make the decisions. They'll lie to get your vote and then ignore you.

In 249 years we’ve gone from Mad King George to Demented King Don. We’re going to need a new Magna Carta.

You got as a nation what you wanted now you’re finding out the consequences.

This country did it once before, now is the time for another REVOLUTION!

This is the saddest and most anxiety ridden Independence Day of my life, and I'm 71.

I'll be 73 and it is striking that we haven't had a freely and fairly elected president since JFK and haven't had a democratically nominated democrat for president since 2008. Perhaps those are contributing factors.

Absolutely agree.

Hakeem to the rescue.

R.I.P. United States of America Fourth of July 1776 - Third of July 2025

It's just as well that China cut production of fireworks when they realized no American was going to pay 134% more for them. They say there will be shortages next year, even if they begin again right now. And you can't celebrate the 250th Anniversary of the U.S. if the American experiment is over.

Well it might not even be able to be saved

You are certainly not alone. 💓

I’ve had to work on “radical acceptance” up to now through therapy and personal work. I hate all of this nightmare to no F-ing end, but I remind myself these are things I can’t control😞 But I’m resilient AF, and don’t quit. All I can do is try to take care or myself and try to figure out what’s next

Could it be because we haven't had a freely and fairly elected president since 1960?

Hmmmm, his brother is now destroying our health. And destroying the Kennedy name.

That's not JFK's brother. That's his nephew.

My bad, i knew but have for some reason typed brother. Was not in my right mind for a second there. Still, bad name for the Kennedy clan.

Please share this if you will. We need to try this. It's been effective in other countries, they can't press charges for this, and it hits them where it hurts. We need @ least 3.5% of the population to participate for it to be effective. generalstrikeus.com

Founding Daddy/Constitution worship is pathetic. We need to do better than they did.

Our country is already gone— but can we get it back? That is the question. I really don’t know. 😞🚩

You’re not alone. Today is America’s funeral.

All the Americans who died for our freedoms could have just stayed home if this is the generation who bows to a king.

😪🙏

You’re right, this shouldn’t be the first time you don’t feel like celebrating. We all should have never celebrated until we ALL had equality. More recently, 2022 would have been a great year to stop celebrating as half the country lost their right to bodily autonomy.

DITTO

For the FIRST time? Lucky you. For many, this day has NEVER meant anything other than a possible day off from work.

You're in good company. Celebrate yourself and all of us resisters! 💪✊️🫶

Perhaps because you hadn’t registered the implications of Dorr’s War?

You better believe it.

Uhhhhh... recent events?.. :<

My recommendation: ignore social media today and just try to feel patriotic?.. I know things are going down the drain for everybody rn, but that's no reason to not try to celebrate something.. if you want, you can try and celebrate the downfall of MAGA like some are suggesting...

My family and me, we'll be celebrating the thing that the 4th of July really stands for: America's ideals. Change will come, friend! Might not be this year, might not be until 2027, but change will come. The people will win, it's inevitable! ( I'm just trying to be positive, not expounding :D )

Because it’s time for America to once again declare our independence from tyranny, but people don’t want to take that step? 🤷‍♂️

You’re not alone.

This is the first time? Lucky Anywho..Neat you’re in the club, it’s cool we’ve got jackets.

lol, only your first?

FACTS

Because you were ok with the genocide up until now

Turn that Republi-can into a Republi-can't. #woof

Nothing to celebrate.

No red for me

what would you be celebrating ? 🆘😔💔

Same…

Maybe it should become a day of mourning from now on, the day the dream died.

#nokings

I feel the same. My dad wants to go watch fireworks and I'm just drained.

Thanks to the Bigly Bootyful Bill.

I get it we’re venting, but we won’t collectively do anything to change what is happening. Our grandparents had it in them but NOT us. Hell we couldn’t make his inauguration the lowest viewed or this past Superbowl that he attended was the highest rated. It would’ve been easy,TV OFF one day each! 😤

Oh come on, you can do better than that. I’ve followed Trump since 1974. You’ve turned the country over to a con man and mob boss, would be dictator. There’s a reason we hate him. What’s your excuse?

I thought he was the Joker? You’ve got your cards mixed up.

Only your first?

This is some Shit We all have to deal with. WTH

It’s not his first time

Millions, feel the same..

it's too late.

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Ditto.

For the first time?

Australia!

“But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security.” -Declaration of Independence

Crappy Farce of July.

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