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re: USA 1976 vs 2026
Posted on 7/1/26 at 10:26 am to geauxpurple
Posted on 7/1/26 at 10:26 am to geauxpurple
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That was the year I graduated from high school. Everyone made a big deal out of the bicentennial back then.
It wasn't such a good year. Disco had replaced classic rock.
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Posted on 7/1/26 at 11:04 am to kywildcatfanone
This is admittedly an anecdotal observation but here's my two cents.
I was 17 when the US celebrated the Bicentennial. The level of symbolistic patriotism in St Joseph MO where I was born and raised was pretty visible throughout the city of nearly 80,000 people. The city hung banners and flags on many of the city streets and parkways and there was a Bicentennial parade....it was a pretty big deal.
I no longer live in St Joseph MO, moved into the KC metro +35 years ago and I currently live in a subdivision in rural Platte County MO. There are maybe 175-200 homes in the neighborhood and so far I would say less than 30% have any type of patriotic symbolism displayed on their property to commemorate the 250th birthday of the US.
My opinion thus far is the majority of Americans are not that impressed with the US surviving for 250 years. Myself, I have two US flags mounted on the posts on our front porch and I have a big 250th US birthday flag hanging off of the party deck in the backyard for my Woke neighbors to deal with.
I was 17 when the US celebrated the Bicentennial. The level of symbolistic patriotism in St Joseph MO where I was born and raised was pretty visible throughout the city of nearly 80,000 people. The city hung banners and flags on many of the city streets and parkways and there was a Bicentennial parade....it was a pretty big deal.
I no longer live in St Joseph MO, moved into the KC metro +35 years ago and I currently live in a subdivision in rural Platte County MO. There are maybe 175-200 homes in the neighborhood and so far I would say less than 30% have any type of patriotic symbolism displayed on their property to commemorate the 250th birthday of the US.
My opinion thus far is the majority of Americans are not that impressed with the US surviving for 250 years. Myself, I have two US flags mounted on the posts on our front porch and I have a big 250th US birthday flag hanging off of the party deck in the backyard for my Woke neighbors to deal with.
Posted on 7/1/26 at 11:10 am to TigerAxeOK
I would add that 9/11 and the endless wars in the middle east, the Patriot Act etc. have contributed.
Posted on 7/1/26 at 11:27 am to RFK
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Jim Crow was still much very alive in some parts of the South.
bullshite
Posted on 7/1/26 at 11:45 am to kywildcatfanone
I saw this a couple of days ago, it was a huge deal at Disney in 1976. I'm guessing this year it won't be quite the same. 
This post was edited on 7/1/26 at 11:47 am
Posted on 7/1/26 at 11:49 am to kywildcatfanone
In 1976 the country was between 80-85 percent white. In 2026 that number has dropped to 57 percent. Take that how you may.
Posted on 7/1/26 at 11:50 am to RohanGonzales
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quote:
Jim Crow was still much very alive in some parts of the South.
bullshite
Correct. While there may have been more pockets of actual white racists, there was not any real "Jim Crow" to speak of.
Posted on 7/1/26 at 11:53 am to kywildcatfanone
I have to agree with this. The '76 bicentennial was awesome. That was before (most) democrats started hating their country.
Posted on 7/1/26 at 12:03 pm to kywildcatfanone
I really believe a war is coming to our country. When we have a new radical movement of people wanting to take away your freedom,guns, money, property and jobs. Baby boomers, This could be the beginning of the end for our country. I totally blame this on Obama. POS. We have got to get Vance or Rubio in the White House and natural born citizens elected for congress.
Posted on 7/1/26 at 12:05 pm to Redhead57
Posted on 7/1/26 at 12:39 pm to captainFid
My mom sewed me a patriotic costume, all the den moms made them, and we wore them in the parade. I still have mine somewhere.
Posted on 7/1/26 at 6:13 pm to BluegrassCardinal
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I would add that 9/11 and the endless wars in the middle east, the Patriot Act etc. have contributed.
Without a doubt, and in full agreement from my end.
I'm not in the camp of "the government did 9/11" like so many. However, I feel that (similarly to prior knowledge of the Pearl Harbor attack and a similar scenario with the US populace being war-weary) the government likely had strong indicators that it was coming, and chose to allow it to happen just to galvanize most Americans beneath a unified banner and cheer unknowingly for what was ultimately an expansion of a wholly unconstitutional surveillance State.
We were had.
Posted on 7/1/26 at 6:16 pm to kywildcatfanone
Keep Praying !!!
Posted on 7/1/26 at 6:18 pm to grizzlylongcut
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I don’t think this is true.
Disagree. If you lived or worked amongst the prog filth you would know it be true.
There are at least 100 million+ people in this country who hate America. Who hate that is was founded by whites, and who hate Christians.
Posted on 7/1/26 at 6:18 pm to Hangover Haven
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Yep, everyone celebrated...
It's pretty sad that our folks can't get behind this 250th celebration. Not sure it will ever be like it was.
Posted on 7/1/26 at 6:45 pm to RFK
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Jim Crow was still much very alive in some parts of the South
Good lord you’re an absolute moron or liar. Mostly it’s both.
We’ve had MUCH better race relations in the South dating back to then than the Yankees. And still do. Not to mention Jim Crow was most definitely NOT happening in the 70’s
Most of the north is still segregated by boundaries.
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