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Freddie

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1. I'm old enough to remember the Bicentennial

Reply to Brenda (Original post)

Fri Jan 9, 2026, 07:53 PM

Jan 9

It was EVERYWHERE. TV specials, concerts, celebrations. You couldn’t get away from it if you wanted to. We actually seemed to get together as a country and celebrate our achievements.
So this year it’s 250. Not a peep. We might not even make it to the end of the year. There’s nothing to celebrate. Patriotic? 😂😂😂 What’s there to be patriotic about? Goons murdering innocent citizens? Pointless wars?