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11. It will be divisive

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Wed May 13, 2026, 08:41 AM

9 hrs ago

Because he will make it all about himself.

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The 250th doesn't feel unifying at all [View all] NCDem47 10 hrs ago OP

It's not a celebration at this point in time.................. Lovie777 10 hrs ago #1

There's still a chance dem4decades 6 hrs ago #52

It feels like another of krasnov's grifts and kkklown shows. I shudder niyad 10 hrs ago #2

What are we celebrating? Biophilic 6 hrs ago #58

I feel much as you. The fact that djt is cornering our nation's birthday to allegorical oracle 9 hrs ago #3

I agree 100% with your assessment. I was 18 in 1976 and was a hopeful young fella. chicoescuela 9 hrs ago #4

I was 10 and it was all so joyful Bettie 7 hrs ago #47

I was 12 get the red out 6 hrs ago #49

It does and the fact of who is at the head of our nation Bettie 6 hrs ago #50

You are not wrong. murielm99 9 hrs ago #5

It's the exact opposite of the bicentennial -this feels more like a funeral Blues Heron 9 hrs ago #6

It's a different time. Now, people are even less trusting of government, and 1974 was right after Vietnam. Intractable 9 hrs ago #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 9 hrs ago #8

I know how you feel Farmer-Rick 8 hrs ago #21

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

Great analogy. NCDem47 9 hrs ago #10

It will be divisive Johnny2X2X 9 hrs ago #11

It's because we are embarrassed by our country's leadership and their actions. Diamond_Dog 9 hrs ago #12

The real unification date will come in November Fiendish Thingy 9 hrs ago #13

From your keyboard to God's ears. NCDem47 9 hrs ago #14

Haven't seen much, and I live in a red state. mwmisses4289 9 hrs ago #15

Same here. llmart 8 hrs ago #20

Every time I see 250th merch out in the wild, I feel sad newdeal2 9 hrs ago #16

I agree, flags on pickup trucks are so maga RainCaster 9 hrs ago #17

Nope. It feels hollow. A thin lie. Happy Hoosier 9 hrs ago #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 7 hrs ago #45

Something bad will happen. ECL213 8 hrs ago #19

It sure doesn't feel like any celebration to me. hamsterjill 8 hrs ago #22

In 1976 DownriverDem 8 hrs ago #23

Nixon wasn't President in 1976. He resigned johnnyfins 8 hrs ago #27

Fifty years ago I was graduating from high school COL Mustard 8 hrs ago #24

You are witnessing the difference between patriotism and nationalism in real time... Wounded Bear 8 hrs ago #25

I hate that the 250th happens to fall when he is in office. How unfortunate for us. Katinfl 8 hrs ago #26

It's more like an "In Memorium" for a once good country johnnyplankton 8 hrs ago #28

I can't really afford it but I was thinking about Tanuki 8 hrs ago #29

I'm just going to stay home and work in the garden. OnionPatch 8 hrs ago #36

Why celebrate the death of this once great democracy Grim Chieftain 8 hrs ago #30

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

It will be all about the Orange Monster. PittBlue 8 hrs ago #32

Let's commemorate the Union beating the Confederacy WorkDoctor 8 hrs ago #33

Except the Union didn't beat them hard enough LearnedHand 7 hrs ago #46

I see it as a day of mourning OnionPatch 8 hrs ago #34

Definitely Different unweird 8 hrs ago #35

We were literally dancing in the street for the 200th. We actually held up Ford's FailureToCommunicate 8 hrs ago #37

Cut off the top is a black tube sock. FalloutShelter 7 hrs ago #38

You mean, cut off the toe end. Wednesdays 6 hrs ago #48

It feels like cosplay. No thanks. hay rick 7 hrs ago #39

At the rate our Debt is going, we'll be able to celebrate our 50 Trillion Dollars in the hole. chouchou 7 hrs ago #40

I feel deep anxiety that the 250th will be the last for our Constitutional democracy Martin Eden 7 hrs ago #41

I agree. evolves 7 hrs ago #42

In 1976, Gerald Ford was President Wednesdays 7 hrs ago #43

Part of the issue is that the Bicentennial was planned haele 7 hrs ago #44

Trump has co-opted it. He has turned the official observances into celebrations of himself. Ocelot II 6 hrs ago #51

Canada's Independence Day is July 1. WestMichRad 6 hrs ago #53

I do have a Canadian flag, which I fly on July 1, Ocelot II 6 hrs ago #56

Ukraine, Greenland, Canada (and Ireland for good measure) hlthe2b 1 hr ago #60

On September 28, 1976 the album Songs in the Key of Life was released thought crime 6 hrs ago #54

250 is just a random number. WestMichRad 6 hrs ago #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 6 hrs ago #57

I was 4 when the bicentennial happened MustLoveBeagles 5 hrs ago #59