#secondcivilwarletters
Dearest Friends,
I have read your missives on the interwebs concerning your lack of holiday spirit this Fourth of July, your disinterest in parades and fireworks, your lack of appetite for barbecuing with family. Though I can understand why you feel this way, I do not share your ennui.
From our balcony we can see the national capital fireworks, which never disappoint, but are quite brief. For fifteen minutes before and nearly an hour after, however, we can see all of the municipal fireworks displays in the small towns and cities around the District of Columbia. As I watch today, I am struck by these bursts of color on the horizon as expressions of joy.
Although America is not what many of us want her to be right now, and although we fear ever greater deterioration in our civitas and our polis, we still have much to be joyful for. We are still here. The republic has not fallen. We have the means and the will to resist the rise of fascism.
We are still here. We still have each other. We can yet wrest the reins of government from the hands of the red hats.
I'm sure our opponents see quite a different symbolism in these patriotic displays of fireworks tonight, but do not let their appreciation sour yours.
We are still here, and our dissent is patriotic.
With joy,
Kate
I have read your missives on the interwebs concerning your lack of holiday spirit this Fourth of July, your disinterest in parades and fireworks, your lack of appetite for barbecuing with family. Though I can understand why you feel this way, I do not share your ennui.
From our balcony we can see the national capital fireworks, which never disappoint, but are quite brief. For fifteen minutes before and nearly an hour after, however, we can see all of the municipal fireworks displays in the small towns and cities around the District of Columbia. As I watch today, I am struck by these bursts of color on the horizon as expressions of joy.
Although America is not what many of us want her to be right now, and although we fear ever greater deterioration in our civitas and our polis, we still have much to be joyful for. We are still here. The republic has not fallen. We have the means and the will to resist the rise of fascism.
We are still here. We still have each other. We can yet wrest the reins of government from the hands of the red hats.
I'm sure our opponents see quite a different symbolism in these patriotic displays of fireworks tonight, but do not let their appreciation sour yours.
We are still here, and our dissent is patriotic.
With joy,
Kate
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