RIP, the United States of America. In other words, it’s national party time and usually, everyone gets stuck in to collectively celebrate the greatest day in the nation’s history. But this year, the party was marred by a series of flashpoints that represented everything the party is supposed to be about. Brownstein concludes: ‘The Declaration of Independence Americans that celebrated over the weekend begins with the confident assertion that it is "The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen United States of America." If Americans can’t even come together on July 4 to celebrate the day the nation was formed, and many choose to denigrate the US anthem and flag, how can the nation still call itself the United States?

Source: Daily Mail July 06, 2021 16:00 UTC