I think that the 4th has something of a similar problem in that people completely misconstrue it, though from a different and less problematic angle. It was all about shucking the current government and making something better, little to do with our government now. Except now it's a ~patriotic holiday~ and we all know that opposing the government is Extremely Unpatriotic. I will note that once I figured this out I was a lot more in favour of the 4th as a holiday.
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I think that the 4th has something of a similar problem in that people completely misconstrue it, though from a different and less problematic angle. It was all about shucking the current government and making something better, little to do with our government now. Except now it's a ~patriotic holiday~ and we all know that opposing the government is Extremely Unpatriotic. I will note that once I figured this out I was a lot more in favour of the 4th as a holiday.