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Editor's note: this is a post about American Independence Day celebrations

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Alright, I'm going to launch explosives around your house. For several hours. Yes it is dangerous and terrible for wildlife and the environment. And yes your pets will get sick from eating the debris and you will feel terrorized inside your own home.

No you can't opt out of it. Everyone is doing it and frankly it's weird that you don't want to.

No you can't be the one launching the explosives you need a license for that. You can however launch these marginally smaller ones though. Yeah just whenever you want. 2am sounds great.

So anyway, fireworks were a mistake and it's never too early to start reminding you of that.

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[–] nullspace@lemmy.world 15 points 15 hours ago (3 children)

I like fireworks. I don't like when people continue to set them off at odd hours weeks after the 4th.

I think complaining about fireworks on a day of celebration is some grumpy old NIMBY shit.

[–] MintyFresh@lemmy.world 8 points 15 hours ago

I agree. There's a time and place. It's the 4th, and maybe new years

[–] Fredthefishlord@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

Yeah caring about the environment is nimbyism...

[–] nullspace@lemmy.world 2 points 2 hours ago

You ever taken a look at your local level politics? It's mostly NIMBYs trying to use environmental law not to protect the environment, but to protect their property value and keep out "undesirables."

They're also trying to shut down night clubs, roadblock any method of transportation that isn't car-oriented, enact curfews, and generally just suck all the joy out of life like these no-fireworks having fun police.

[–] zane@infosec.pub 0 points 14 hours ago (2 children)

My argument is what the fuck are you celebrating? Did you get enough of your freedums this year?

As a white property owning male it's my day of freedom 🦅🦅🦅

[–] nullspace@lemmy.world 1 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

Okay, now say that about literally any holiday aside from the one you personally dislike and see how it holds up.

[–] zane@infosec.pub 1 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago) (1 children)

Halloween. Celebrating recruitment into the skeleton army. Duh? What an insane take. My valid criticisms are invalid since other holidays exist.

[–] nullspace@lemmy.world 2 points 2 hours ago

You used a bullshit apples to oranges comparison for your bullshit criticism. You didn't say New Years or Juneteenth, actual fireworks holidays, because it highlights how stupid your "get over it" argument is.