American Spirit

By Founders Girl
Cross Posted at American Woman

That smell of lit fireworks. Freshly cut grass tickling bare feet. Twirling around with sparklers that leave blazes of lights in your eyes long after they burn out. Nestled into a blanket gasping ooh & aah with every display. The BOOMs that shake your inner being and leave you wanting another and another. The finale that you never want to end but can't believe actually lasts so long. The celebration of a nation that stands for freedom and independence. This just might be my favorite holiday.

I don't remember anyone opposing such a patriotic celebration when I was a kid. I thought everyone loved America. Just as she is. Twitter has brought my attention to a number of Debbie downers.

Brit's apparently think our Yank displays of patriotism are odd and over the top. Maybe they just don't know what it's like to have the spirit of an inspirational founding ingrained into your way of life.

@danmsnyder @RedScareBot @FoundersGirl plus I like annoying yanks up youre too patriotic it's weird

— ben (@NUGLIFE_ben) July 3, 2015

Google is just being a plain old contrary party pooper. With it's painfully blatant aversion of the mighty red white and blue in it's 4th of July display. It's not just anyone's birthday guys. It's AMERICA's.

Salon.com figures this is the perfect time to wage an all-out war against American exceptionalism. Anti-patriotic bastards. 

This 4th of July, it's time to recognize that the age of American exceptionalism is long over http://t.co/KtYsMKmA7H

— Salon.com (@Salon) July 3, 2015

Slate took an inappropriately timed stab at the beloved Star-Spangled Banner. Not quite as offensive as Roseanne's efforts... but still. 

The Star-Spangled Banner is a lousy piece of songwriting: http://t.co/stMmItaoDo #FourthofJuly pic.twitter.com/1Zgl1Opl4L

— Slate (@Slate) July 4, 2015

Of course, there are articles like this one attempt to demoralize and down play the very core of our nation's founding. What and ever.

Screw The 4th Of July

I know there's more, I'm sure there's worse, but I've got celebrating to do. Continue exercising your freedom of speech, naysayers. You can't dampen this American spirit. 

God bless America!