Since I started the day with quoting Arestovych, here are his July 4th well-wishes:
247 years ago, the most curious social experiment in the history of mankind began. It was the United States of America.
Today, everybody criticizes the United States.
America is controlled by a leftist mob. Its bureaucracy has grown to be almost as bad as the Soviet one. It has renounced its role of world leadership. It can’t decisively put Putin in his place, and much more.
But the United States remains a laboratory whose workings determine where the world is heading and how humanity understands itself.
I criticize the American leadership a lot for its half-hearted measures in helping Ukraine – and not only because this makes things difficult for Ukraine, but because it makes everything worse for America itself.
I love what America used to be. I love what it was until 2001, after which it went in the wrong direction in a pronounced way.
And now I’m following with great curiosity where America is heading in a historical perspective.
– I wish her good luck and best wishes on its birthday!
God bless America in spite of everything.)
I agree that America will be fine and will emerge from this somewhat pathetic moment eventually. There aren’t big, unsolvable issues, there is mewling uncertainty but that’s not a big deal. All we need to do is lose the crippling tendency to catastrophize everything which is rampant both on the left and on the right.
Life is good, let’s go enjoy our barbecues or roast turkeys, as the case may be.
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All the catastrophizing is really getting to me. I have to limit time on social media as it completely distorts one’s view of reality. There is so much good in life, especially in the US, and the fucking internet makes us all forget about it. When people say to get up, go outside, and touch some grass, they are not wrong.
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I agree completely. We are truly blessed, and we need to remember it.
I’m eagerly waiting for my sister to arrive for a visit because she’s a force of nature that brings excitement and positivity.
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The best. Thank you!
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