I ask this as someone struggling not to sound pretentious but also not wanting to give in to what might not be right. I read this from a random website after googling "4th of july fireworks":
The ''bursting in air" of July 4th is an implicit glorification of war. On the day after, can we think of those combat survivors who will carry the real cost of the Iraqi war in their bodies forever? And how can we think of those American daughters and sons without thinking of their even more numerous Iraqi sisters and brothers?
Fireworks are pretty. Celebrations are awesome. I love my country but I hate war. Can I go to the fireworks show please?
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are fireworks really a specific, explicit, direct representation of bombs/war? seems like "this could mean that" is a bit much. i've never seen people, in times of war or peace, chanting "lets go bomb stuff" as a result.
i hope you enjoyed the show.
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