It is important to remember that today is a day to celebrate the secession of America's free and independent States from England. It is a day to celebrate freedom from oppression, to celebrate natural rights, and to celebrate individual liberty - these are the principles upon which America was founded. In contrast, the founders of this country would not want today to be celebrated by flag waving and worshipping of statism and militarism as many Americans will unfortunately be doing. As Robert Higgs writes this morning about the holiday,
"[L]oving America has nothing whatsoever to do with loving its governments and their actions. Moreover, everything about this country that truly warrants a free person's love is antithetical to the operations of its governments. The country worthy of our love most emphatically does not consist of its disgusting politicians or of its hired killers (soldiers) or of its petty tyrants acting as regulators, police, and other wielders of unwarranted – and all too often unchecked – coercive power over their fellows."
Also, Ron Paul has a message out about the holiday on the CFL site:
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