Happy 4th of July
Jul. 4th, 2010 09:16 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
feliciakwHappy 4th of July, Happy Independence Day to my American flisties.
"We've spawned a new race here, Mr. Dikinson. Rougher, simpler; more violent, more enterprising; less refined. We're a new nationality. We require a new nation." ~Benjamin Franklin, 1776
I'm so proud and thankful to be an American. My American-ness is part of who I am. We have in this country a little bit of everything: a little bit of every climate (from the frozen north of Alaska to the tropical palms of Hawaii, and everything in between); peoples from all over the world; a rich history, some of which I'm quite proud of, and other parts of which not so much and must be learned from so as not to repeat. We have a rich and varied culture, influenced by many other cultures, and to see something that is "truly American" fills me with glee. (Example: peanut butter mochi. Mochi is a distinctly Japanese/Asian treat--pressed rice wrapped around a frozen, flavored bean paste. Ah, but in Little Tokyo in L.A., you can get peanut butter mochi. Peanuts are a native New World crop, and peanut butter is uniquely American. Wrap your scoop of peanut butter ice cream in a pressed rice wrapper, and you have a uniquely Japanese-American treat, something you wouldn't be able to create anywhere else in the world.) The variety of our dialects is fascinating, and we've developed a diverse array of industry and agriculture.
We won our independence, yet we re-established relations with the country from which we won said independence, and we have been and are allies. This makes me just as proud as being American.
So today, my American flisties, enjoy the fireworks (if they weren't done last night). Enjoy family and friends. And remember the brave men and women who started us on this great experiment of a democratic republic, and who recognized the need for this new nationality to grow and prosper as an independent nation.
God bless America.
"We've spawned a new race here, Mr. Dikinson. Rougher, simpler; more violent, more enterprising; less refined. We're a new nationality. We require a new nation." ~Benjamin Franklin, 1776
I'm so proud and thankful to be an American. My American-ness is part of who I am. We have in this country a little bit of everything: a little bit of every climate (from the frozen north of Alaska to the tropical palms of Hawaii, and everything in between); peoples from all over the world; a rich history, some of which I'm quite proud of, and other parts of which not so much and must be learned from so as not to repeat. We have a rich and varied culture, influenced by many other cultures, and to see something that is "truly American" fills me with glee. (Example: peanut butter mochi. Mochi is a distinctly Japanese/Asian treat--pressed rice wrapped around a frozen, flavored bean paste. Ah, but in Little Tokyo in L.A., you can get peanut butter mochi. Peanuts are a native New World crop, and peanut butter is uniquely American. Wrap your scoop of peanut butter ice cream in a pressed rice wrapper, and you have a uniquely Japanese-American treat, something you wouldn't be able to create anywhere else in the world.) The variety of our dialects is fascinating, and we've developed a diverse array of industry and agriculture.
We won our independence, yet we re-established relations with the country from which we won said independence, and we have been and are allies. This makes me just as proud as being American.
So today, my American flisties, enjoy the fireworks (if they weren't done last night). Enjoy family and friends. And remember the brave men and women who started us on this great experiment of a democratic republic, and who recognized the need for this new nationality to grow and prosper as an independent nation.
God bless America.
