I admit patriotism is the last thing on my mind with the suffering going on. COVID and racial unrest should be dealt with. As long as people are dying and treated like second-class citizens then the promise of this nation is not being fulfilled. To me the fourth this year will just be another day.
I say this not to disparage the service of veterans but to just say that fireworks and flags aren’t what should be our focus right now.
The Tony Burgess Blog 
I think that this is a new kind of patriotism. It is in fact patriotic to want our countries to live up to their potential and their promise, and it is equally patriotic to want all of our fellow citizens to enjoy those things equally.
I know some small minds think patriotism means never criticizing your country, but in fact it’s just the opposite: it’s caring enough to want to make it better, it’s believing that it can be, it’s standing up for what you believe in, and being grateful to live in a country where these things are possible.
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I am proud of Canada for taking steps to resolve issues of how First Nations and other racial groups have been treated. Canada I hope can make progress on this and do things to reform institutions who have held people back.
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looking forward to the food and family time more than anything else lol! have as nice of a fourth as you can 🙂
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