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Let fireworks be sparks for more social justice, and not bombs bursting in air.

By Marks & Katz, LLC

Today?s blog entry follows up on my entry from two days ago about July 4.   In the Washington, D.C., area alone, many fireworks displays are happening tonight beyond the main event on the national Mall that follows live music, whose main downside is the little alternative to being sardined on the subway on the way out, unless one has a home or hotel room within walking distance of the display, or wants to wait out the crowds at a bar or restaurant.    A Google search has not yet revealed whether the plethora of July 4 fireworks activity has its roots in a tribute to bombs bursting in air. Possibly not, seeing that fireworks have been around apparently longer before bombs played much of a part in warfare.  Whatever the origin of fireworks, I prefer to look at them as sparks of inspiration for more social justice, rather than as having a relation to violence...continue to full post

Full post as published by Underdog on July 04, 2010 (boomark / email).