• Cosmonauticus@lemmy.world
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    2日前

    Who the hell actually gives a fuck about the 4th of July? For most ppl i know it’s either just time and a half, another day off, or a short workday. No more no less

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      A lot of people enjoy an excuse for grilling, drinking, and exploding

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        Well, you have a lot of worthwhile targets to blow up right now. Fireworks can be pointed to other targets besides the sky.

        Choose wisely.

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          Unfortunately, the explosives in fireworks are generally ill-suited to being used for alternative purposes, for one reason or another. From what I understand they’re selected to look visually stunning (and have non-explosive additives for colors and effects), not for their destructive power (not that I’d suggest destroying anything…)

          Fortunately, the information on what you can use that is suitable and how to make it from easy to source ingredients is readily available on the internet. Remember, if you choose to play with things that go boom, plastic containers and safety goggles. shards of plastic are not exactly fun to be hit with (and are harder than your eyes), but metal shrapnel or shards of glass are much less so when things go wrong.

          Happy blasting.

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      What, people don’t want to celebrate the fact that the local white genocidal bourgeoisie revolted against the international white genocidal bourgeoisie?

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        What percent of people celebrating do you think consider this for a single second? I’d wager that to most, it’s simply an excuse to have some drinks and some fun. As with most holidays.

        Why do so many people feel the need to shit on absolutely everything these days?

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          I have no problem with people celebrating the holiday. I’ll be going to a small party with friends. That does not change that this is ostensibly what Independence Day is about.

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            Yeah I get it. But I think most holidays have a large separation from the actual origins.

            I’m atheist and will happily celebrate Christmas and Easter.

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              I’m the same way. I understand what you mean about being critical towards harmless things people enjoy, because usually it includes shitting on the people enjoying themselves. I try to maintain a degree of separation between that thing and the people that enjoy it