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← Previous segment →e bit. Because you feel, in a way, exactly like you did a minute ago but with slightly more unity. You feel it. I think you do.
Well, as you know, fireworks were banned and outlawed last night because of all the dangers. But it was also the Fourth of July, sometimes called Independence Day, at least for a part of the country. And I don't think the citizens of the United States gave a damn what the government said last night. I think everybody's just done with the government. It feels like people said, wait, it's Independence Day and the government's telling us we can't do it? How about we just do twice as much of that today? Well, how about we just actually have an actual Independence Day and just say everything and everybody and just set off fireworks, mingle with death, and live our lives?
You know, I'm simultaneously thrilled and appalled by how Americans acted last night. The appalled part is that obviously people acted in ways that are clearly unsafe and not recommended. Do I recommend that people act in ways that are unsafe health-wise or fire-wise or otherwise? No, I do not recommend that. But when they do it, I like them better.
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I don't know. I can't explain those two feelings. I'm just going to have to be happy with having two conflicting feelings. It's like, no, don't do that. Well, I'm glad you did. I'm up to 500,000 followers, a little bit more. You might call that half a million. Oh, there was something. If you didn't see the videos of the wide shots of all the fireworks going off in L.A. last night, you have to lo…
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