Do you think we should really be celebrating? Where the world is really at today?

[ohsheeT]

4th of July, we celebrate our independence New Year's. We're celebrating a brand New Year, but shouldn't we have a day to reflect on who we are where we're going what people are doing in this world to better us or to change the world for worse for our kids and our grandkids. It just seems like every opportunity we have to party to celebrate. We do it instead of stopping and thinking and reflecting who we are becoming as a whole as a world

[Crimsyjo]

It's because the world is so shit and dreary and on a road of destruction that people want to get drunk, forget and pretend everything is rosy to get through and keep going!

The psych can't take constant negativity and pressure. Why do you think mental health is at its highest levels? Most of the problems are caused by human greed. Greed over money, power and resources. If people - the regular people - had better standard of life (food, shelter, reasonable level of work not overworked) we could turn attention to the bigger world problems. But most of us are trapped in our own little bubbles trying to get through. And we need joy to keep going.

[ohsheeT]

I understand and I agree completely.. I was there and one-day I said fuck this bubble I'm done with it and I couldnt quite understand there was something still wrong and I was on here and I kept reading political bull crap and everybody sounded the same as if they were the same person that they weren't, and I've realized we are where we're at, because we are all brainwashed, I turned off my TV, and I haven't turned it back on since that's almost 6 years now. But you would be amazed\n When not watching TV not being programmed, not being told what to do. How to do it? Can you get away from being a sheep?

And the quiet ness and the stillness\n Will change your life you will start seeing things in different ways. Understanding things in different ways. Your way you think you're having your way right now, but you're not there is a clarity that comes over you a deepness.\nAnd understanding of what is really happening all around us and the truth of who we really are, it's not what you would even think, and the truth keeps coming out more and more every day.

[Crimsyjo]

I don't watch news or follow politics other than what is big so it creeps through word or mouth. I don't not care about the world at large but I definitely feel like a rat in a maze with the way we are forced to care about things we shouldn't need to care about.

[RandomGirl42]

I celebrate every day of my life. 😊

[RandomGirl42]

And TY for the MHO 😊

[AviatorTom]

If you carefully look at history, the world as a whole is in better shape today than most times in history.

[ohsheeT]

Yes the world is. But America is not. Look at our food. Look at our water Look at our school you would think 1 elected official out of 575 will stand up and start passing bills clean water act. Some kind of bill to stop Putting chemicals in our food and protect us
A bill to protect our children and start teaching them something that they can use like Japan and China do to their children, something that's gonna benefit them in the long run. There.\nAre hundreds and hundreds of things you just wait around for the nexts election to come so they can make that free money sitting on their asses

[DishLady]

Do we have to be bummers about it? Just celebrate that you’re alive and kicking.

[ohsheeT]

I'm\nA multitasker we can do both I'm just say in that moment in time as the fireworks start going off it's ok to to be happy and your right it's just a new year. I was looking it it as if it was the 4th of July. I mean every second of every min is the start of something new

[exitseven]

As a nation the United States will remain the greatest country in the worlds and we will have the highest standard to living and will remain a free country. There will be plenty of reasons to celebrate.

[msc545]

Oh yeah, sure, the greatest country in the world. You keep swallowing that propaganda, one of these days it's going to make you really ill.

[exitseven]

@msc545 Every day everything feels a little brighter since January 20th.

[msc545]

It won't. It may feel that way to you now, but eventually reality will break through, and you will be very disappointed and quite upset.

[exitseven]

@msc545 The only way I will be disappointed is if the Democrats take back the House.

[msc545]

You will be disappointed additionally when you don't get all the tax breaks you think you're going to get because Trump won't give them to you or anybody else. Don't take the money for himself or his friends. And yes, the Democrats are taking back the House.

[exitseven]

@msc545 Between all the tax breaks I should have a lot more to deduct.

[msc545]

Please don't hold your breath waiting for something that will never happen. You are deluding yourself once again.

[exitseven]

@msc545 The last Trump tax cut was not a fake. Myself and the vast majority of wage earners got a healthy tax cut. Just a preliminary estimate looks good.

[msc545]

Yes, you can just take your preliminary estimate and wrap it up and stick it in the trash. When you actually get some money from this, let me know.

[exitseven]

@msc545 I will.

[NathanDavis]

we actually do both...

there are celebrations... but also commemorations, many of them

[jazzy34]

I celebrate being alive. Being alive means another opportunity to be a better human and to do good. That’s why I celebrate a New Year.

[ohsheeT]

I want to give you MHA TO

[msc545]

We here in the United States really have nothing to celebrate at all this year.

[ohsheeT]

In so many ways I will agree with you at least you can see it as what it is. And say how you feel instead of pretending it's all good

[FunkyMonkee]

Don't we already do that almost every day for the rest of the year? And, what's wrong with where we are? From what I'm seeing, things are getting a HELL OF A LOT better!!!

[RavVid]

That would be Halloween/All souls day. but we turned it into a hot girl sinners celebration cause that was more fun.

[Unycorn]

Won't become better...

[ohsheeT]

All we can do is our part to try happy new year

[Unycorn]

Yes. If we all do what we can then it will make this world a better place.

[MJVillarama]

It’s fair to question it, celebrating can feel weird with everything going on. But sometimes small moments of joy or gratitude are worth it, even when the world feels heavy.

[ABC1x1x]

Absolutely. They best shape its been in since 1999. If we can make America great again before the American Midterms, we could have a decade like we haven't seen since 1991

[Anonymous]

Sure, it's tradition.