Beautiful post. I agree with everything you said. I wish I could go gorge myself on hot dogs and beer today, instead of working. 
When it comes to the horrible side - please don't forget that the people responsible for most of that are severely in the minority, that they do not represent the American people as a whole. There are far more of us who are reasonable, intelligent, decent people, then there are who are absolute assholes and idiots. We've got our problems, absolutely - but there's a whole lot of us still in it, fighting the good fight for the right reasons.
When I was in college, (I only lasted a year, due to affordability) there were some people in one of my classes one day, joking about Canadians. A young Canadian woman just rolled her eyes and replied, "Did you just diss Canada? I'm gonna go cry into my free healthcare!" She soooo won that little battle.
A belated happy birthday as well, to our Canadian brothers and sisters. Hope you have an awesome day! And, you know, you don't have to be American to celebrate the fourth. Have a beer or two for me! I have to be at work, but I'll be with you in spirit.
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