John Fugelsang: America at 250: The Best & Worst of Everything, Turned up to 11

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If you’re not feeling terribly patriotic this particular July 4th, I understand. I hope you'll give this one a look. johnfugelsang.substack.com/p/america-at...

— John Fugelsang (@johnfugelsang.bsky.social) 2026-07-04T19:21:36.383Z

https://johnfugelsang.substack.com/p/america-at-250-the-best-and-worst

If you’re not feeling terribly patriotic this year, I understand. I won’t be asking you for any celebration of the nation in this present incarnation.

But please remember; it has, in fact, been worse. “All men are created equal” was essentially branding for one of the largest slave societies in the world.

You can feel every kind of moral outrage over this current corrupt cabal of grifters, or the unjust rulings of this aristocratic master-race Supreme Court, and still believe the United States matters because of our people, our constitutional traditions, our great contributions, and our ongoing and quite handy capacity for self-correction.

American history has always contained overlapping periods of deep injustice, fear, and deeply stupid men in power hurting large numbers of people.

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And this is a louder version.

Much more at the link.