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July 4th is the US’s birthday. The article is describing the conception and pregnancy of the US.
by RcouF1uZ4gsC 3y ago
July 4th is the US’s birthday.
The article is describing the conception and pregnancy of the US.
- akomtu 3y agoThe authors don't understand what birthday means.
- jmsdnns 3y agoNo, it isnt. July 4th happened after the Union was already a thing.
- tedunangst 3y agoI mean, your birthday also happens after you are already a thing.
- supazek 3y agoActually you’re just a clump of cells until you’re born
- oaththrowaway 3y agoYou're still a clump of cells
- bombcar 3y agoUnless you’re an elf (according to Tolkien), but apparently they gestate for a year so it doesn’t matter.
- selimthegrim 3y agoDidn’t the Koreans give up on that recently?
- parineum 3y ago> Fourth of July, is a federal holiday in the United States commemorating the Declaration of Independence, which was ratified by the Second Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, establishing the United States of America. > The main thing to understand, before I go into detail, is that the Declaration of Independence is one of the founding documents, but it did not create a nation. Some of the colonists got together and wrote a historically eloquent letter to the world that basically said, “ayyyy England, F your king!” Saying "F your king" is an integral part in being independent of England which is a prerequisite to being an independent nation. The Declaration of Independence established the United States as an independent nation. Any previous forms of the United States would have been a colony of England. > The Continental Association is first time the colonies expressed a collective will to work together in the form of a legal document. It was published October 20, 1774 but went into effect December 1, 1774. The US does not observe December 1 as a national holiday, though it should. It is barely in the cultural memory at all. The Continental Association is, essentially, where the colonies got together and discussed the idea of independence. The word "colonies" is a dead giveaway. After July 4th, there were no more colonies. "The Union", referred to by Lincoln. Is not synonymous with the Nation. The independent nation of the United States of America declared its sovereignty on July 4th, 1776. That's the "correct" way to think about July 4th, aka Independence Day.
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