On July 4th, at age 12 in 1976, I was standing along the curb watching the local parade roll. I remember gathering everything I could to mark the country’s bicentennials. I stocked up on ’76 bumper stickers and decals, proudly stacking up stashes of special bicentennial dormitories.
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I look and remember clearly President Gerald Ford Bicentennial address from Independent Hall in Philadelphia. The atmosphere was very delightful. It felt like the whole country shared a sense of hope and unity.
However, as this reflects nearly 50 years from now, I am deeply worried about America’s 250th birthday on July 4th, 2026. I feel that the national mood is broken beyond recognition. For the past six months, we have been placed in a chainsaw of destruction, which contains the constitution.
Instead of fireworks celebrating democracy, we fear standing under the explosive impulses of demonic authoritarians. With so much already destroyed, I am shaking to imagine what a year from now will look like.
Where should I start? What list Donald Trump It’s growing steadily. Every day brings new damage. Every week, bringing us closer without resurrecting.
Some found it difficult to turn the nation over. But it was naive. January 20, 2025, Playbook, Project 2025, They were ready to be unleashed with the help of a compliant parliament, a crooked Supreme Court, and even more ominous things. Doge. Once these pieces were placed, the plan started to move.
This slow dismantling of American freedom stars who of the D-list destroyers: Elon Musk, Pete Hegses, Marco Rubio, RFK Jr., Christy Noem, Stephen Miller, Peter Navarro, Rep. Mike Johnson, Senator and Senate Majority Leader John Tune (
Don’t forget Supremes: Clarence, Samuel, Neil, Brett, Amy, John. They don’t seem to be from another era. They are from another planet. Something scary.
Add Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski to the list. She secured pork for the state To become a swing vote, Republicans had to pass Trump’s horrifying “big beautiful bill.” When asked about supporting a deeply unpopular measure, she appeared to have stab her finger with an electric socket. He then argued that the bill would hurt people. If she really cared about the greater profits, she would have voted no.
But Trump distills people for fear. flat Murkowski admitted that Early this year.
Trump called him 2020 Losses: “Provisional.“God did that,” he said. God’s intervention implies that he has cleared the path to govern America’s 250th birthday. want He will preside over Semitic Kentennial.
But anything Trump touches turns into smoke. If he plans this for next year, we are destined. He is the false child who doesn’t listen when his mother says “don’t play with fireworks.” He lights them anyway and everything is blown away in his hands.
So, what does the fourth of 2026 look like? Expect the sight of overcharge from a runaway dictator. Militarized DC is almost guaranteed. Remember the ridiculous birthday parade that Fox panned last month? Next year will be even worse, including an over-the-top military show at the National Mall.
And wait for the product. If you think Cologne and the Crypto scheme are shameless, I have never seen how the presidency will be commercialized around July 4, 2026.
That day we may find ourselves looking north at the mall where military bands play and combat boots play past tourists. Fireworks may still explode overhead, but what if the once symbolized freedom disappeared? We support the wealthiest of us. The rest suffers under authoritarian rules, crushed by medical costs, silenced in the classroom and disenfranchised.
I remember bicentennial as a moment of innocent belief. It was a time when democracy still felt like something we could renew. However, in 2026, the sky may not be bright with promises. Instead, it could thicken with smoke, which smolders from the country under siege.
This is not just a reflection. That’s a warning.
There’s still time. On July 4th, 2026, the American spirit has not completely disappeared, so we can offer a celebration. But if we fail to push back. If journalists are silent, protesters are jailed, Pride Parade is cancelled, classrooms are rubbing the truth and tanks are still remaining patrolling the streets?
If July 4th, 2026 is a true celebration, we must be more vigilant than ever before. Because if we don’t challenge the dictator’s plausible fire, it will work out now, and this July 4th could be our last under a functioning democracy.
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