cut the crap.

i am outraged! how DARE we mock the memory of those that fought UNITED against oppression so long ago? for that is what the 'celebration' of Independence day is .

what exactly are we independent from ?

> we have no independence from the worry about where our next meal is coming from - we go to work the next day after a horrific series of blasts in a city - knowing that 'the spirit' is nothing but the knowledge that no one is paying for us to take a day off to mourn our dead.

> we have no independence of choice - its all just one set of politicians over others, they dont give a shit about US ... just about how to make the poll counters tick and discuss non-issues while the cows come home.

> no independence from being assured of a next generation - girls are still being valued below guys, inspite of outperforming them in academics and the fact that we need a next generation of mothers and sisters.

> no independence from uncertainty - this is more for those farmers who are so deeply rooted in debt that they'd rather DIE rather than continue.

> we dont have independence from hate - if anything we are enslaved by it more and more every single day - blaming our problems on THEM is a convenient way for us to ignore the REAL issues.

> we dont have independence from shitty infrastructure - the rains came, we still drowned. they did come to help, but too little too late.

we've been systematically wiping out monuments of our history and our past , in the name of progress - the Taj Mahal is decaying from the acids of a "Progressive Nation".

so after all this , citizens of a great country , lets NOT put down the sacrifice of they whose blood was spilt for us so many years ago ... just shut the Eff up and on this day, be reminded of the curse of our INABILITY to be anything but more enmeshed in circumstances over which we have NO control.