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34. I see it as a day of mourning

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Wed May 13, 2026, 10:05 AM

Wednesday

For what could have been. What should have been. What we've lost. 😢

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The 250th doesn't feel unifying at all [View all] NCDem47 Wednesday OP

It's not a celebration at this point in time.................. Lovie777 Wednesday #1

There's still a chance dem4decades Wednesday #52

It feels like another of krasnov's grifts and kkklown shows. I shudder niyad Wednesday #2

What are we celebrating? Biophilic Wednesday #58

I feel much as you. The fact that djt is cornering our nation's birthday to allegorical oracle Wednesday #3

I agree 100% with your assessment. I was 18 in 1976 and was a hopeful young fella. chicoescuela Wednesday #4

I was 10 and it was all so joyful Bettie Wednesday #47

I was 12 get the red out Wednesday #49

It does and the fact of who is at the head of our nation Bettie Wednesday #50

You are not wrong. murielm99 Wednesday #5

It's the exact opposite of the bicentennial -this feels more like a funeral Blues Heron Wednesday #6

It's a different time. Now, people are even less trusting of government, and 1974 was right after Vietnam. Intractable Wednesday #7

Oh, hell. I want NOTHING to do with it. If I had my druthers I'd spend the week in a deprivation chamber hlthe2b Wednesday #8

I know how you feel Farmer-Rick Wednesday #21

This country is like a marriage on the rocks. Omnipresent Wednesday #9

Great analogy. NCDem47 Wednesday #10

It will be divisive Johnny2X2X Wednesday #11

It's because we are embarrassed by our country's leadership and their actions. Diamond_Dog Wednesday #12

The real unification date will come in November Fiendish Thingy Wednesday #13

From your keyboard to God's ears. NCDem47 Wednesday #14

Haven't seen much, and I live in a red state. mwmisses4289 Wednesday #15

Same here. llmart Wednesday #20

Every time I see 250th merch out in the wild, I feel sad newdeal2 Wednesday #16

I agree, flags on pickup trucks are so maga RainCaster Wednesday #17

Nope. It feels hollow. A thin lie. Happy Hoosier Wednesday #18

I was 6 years old -- hopeful that post civil rights era that the ERA would pass and full equality was on the horizon JT45242 Wednesday #45

Something bad will happen. ECL213 Wednesday #19

It sure doesn't feel like any celebration to me. hamsterjill Wednesday #22

In 1976 DownriverDem Wednesday #23

Nixon wasn't President in 1976. He resigned johnnyfins Wednesday #27

Fifty years ago I was graduating from high school COL Mustard Wednesday #24

You are witnessing the difference between patriotism and nationalism in real time... Wounded Bear Wednesday #25

I hate that the 250th happens to fall when he is in office. How unfortunate for us. Katinfl Wednesday #26

It's more like an "In Memorium" for a once good country johnnyplankton Wednesday #28

I can't really afford it but I was thinking about Tanuki Wednesday #29

I'm just going to stay home and work in the garden. OnionPatch Wednesday #36

Why celebrate the death of this once great democracy Grim Chieftain Wednesday #30

To be fair I have changed immensely from age 8 (then) to age 58 (now) dsc Wednesday #31

It will be all about the Orange Monster. PittBlue Wednesday #32

Let's commemorate the Union beating the Confederacy WorkDoctor Wednesday #33

Except the Union didn't beat them hard enough LearnedHand Wednesday #46

I see it as a day of mourning OnionPatch Wednesday #34

Definitely Different unweird Wednesday #35

We were literally dancing in the street for the 200th. We actually held up Ford's FailureToCommunicate Wednesday #37

Cut off the top is a black tube sock. FalloutShelter Wednesday #38

You mean, cut off the toe end. Wednesdays Wednesday #48

It feels like cosplay. No thanks. hay rick Wednesday #39

At the rate our Debt is going, we'll be able to celebrate our 50 Trillion Dollars in the hole. chouchou Wednesday #40

I feel deep anxiety that the 250th will be the last for our Constitutional democracy Martin Eden Wednesday #41

I agree. evolves Wednesday #42

In 1976, Gerald Ford was President Wednesdays Wednesday #43

Part of the issue is that the Bicentennial was planned haele Wednesday #44

Trump has co-opted it. He has turned the official observances into celebrations of himself. Ocelot II Wednesday #51

Canada's Independence Day is July 1. WestMichRad Wednesday #53

I do have a Canadian flag, which I fly on July 1, Ocelot II Wednesday #56

Ukraine, Greenland, Canada (and Ireland for good measure) hlthe2b Wednesday #60

On September 28, 1976 the album Songs in the Key of Life was released thought crime Wednesday #54

250 is just a random number. WestMichRad Wednesday #55

A day will come - we don't know when, but I hope it's soon - that will become the next national holiday. Ocelot II Wednesday #57

I was 4 when the bicentennial happened MustLoveBeagles Wednesday #59

Remember Bicentennial Quarters ? They had Washington's profile on them. Not any recent President. eppur_se_muova 19 hrs ago #61

We don't have much to be proud of right now . . . hatrack 19 hrs ago #62