Barnes used the holidays of Independence Day and Thanksgiving to fan the embers of social consciousness on both occasions.
Ocasio-Cortez, a Democrat running for Senate in Wisconsin, has criticized the United States, calling the Founding Fathers “awful” and describing the country’s history as “a colonial, slaveholding, misogynistic past,” among other disparaging remarks. Ocasio’s support for Cortez is backed by a Wisconsin Democrat running for the House of Representatives.
Independence Day is the archetypal American holiday since it encompasses both the celebrations marking our nation’s birth and the victory over the British on July 4, 1776.
In contrast, many people who have negative views of the United States and its history have become more vocal in recent years, and some have even considered running for public office.
