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Editor's note: this is a post about American Independence Day celebrations

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Alright, I'm going to launch explosives around your house. For several hours. Yes it is dangerous and terrible for wildlife and the environment. And yes your pets will get sick from eating the debris and you will feel terrorized inside your own home.

No you can't opt out of it. Everyone is doing it and frankly it's weird that you don't want to.

No you can't be the one launching the explosives you need a license for that. You can however launch these marginally smaller ones though. Yeah just whenever you want. 2am sounds great.

So anyway, fireworks were a mistake and it's never too early to start reminding you of that.

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[–] Nalivai@lemmy.world 1 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) (1 children)

If I punch you in the face once a year for my own amusement, you wouldn't be saying "it's ok because he doesn't punches me in the face 364 days a year"

[–] I_Has_A_Hat@lemmy.world 4 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

I'm sorry, but are you trying to compare the sound of fireworks to getting punched in the face?

[–] solarvector@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 4 weeks ago

I suspect the point they were trying to make is that "only one day a year" doesn't automatically excuse behavior. They used a rhetorical device to help illustrate that point by highlighting a scenario that is clearly not acceptable even one day a year.

[–] Nalivai@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

Is this seriously the level of reading comprehension we're working right now for real?