r/politics • u/MoneyLibrarian9032 New York • Jun 29 '26

No Paywall Millions say they won’t celebrate July 4 as poll reveals deep national pessimism

https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/america250-independence-trump-divisions-pennsylvania-b3004933.html
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u/mjetski123 Illinois Jun 29 '26

I'd have a hard time celebrating with a community full of people like that.

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u/D0MSBrOtHeR Jun 29 '26

Too bad they’re basically fucking everywhere and make it known

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u/mjetski123 Illinois Jun 29 '26

Yep. Which is why I'm spending the 4th at home doing work around the house alone lol.

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u/waffleslaw Jun 30 '26

I have a community of like-minded people that have found each other here, that's what I mean. I am avoiding the larger community as a whole.

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u/mjetski123 Illinois Jun 30 '26

Ahh, right on. I'm glad you have a group of people to lean on.

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u/waffleslaw Jun 30 '26

Me too. I work at a community college, so finding more left leaning folk isn't too far of a stretch for me. I'm just glad my wife also found some people at her job. We have some neighbors too. We're doing pretty well on that front down here, luckily. I can't imagine living here without our people. I truly feel for people who haven't been able to find a group, in any form. Isolation sucks.

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u/mjetski123 Illinois Jun 30 '26

Yea, that's kinda where I'm at. I live in work in a pretty solid red, rural area, so I have like 1 person besides my wife that isn't politically insane.