[Locked] Do you remember what the 4th is about?

So I was chatting with my girl, and she sent me this link about our president saying we shouldn't celebrate the 4th (at least, that was my interpretation of it, but read the article first before you comment) and that got me thinking; does anyone even remember what the 4th was about in the first place? I'm not saying that I don't remember, but 70% of the general American populace seems to think it's just another holiday that we can grill and shoot fireworks on. The past is forgotten on the present, and we're just gonna end up failing again.

You really need to stop doing this.