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America may be eating away at itself internally, but the sort of democracy the Founding Fathers stood for is still an ideal the rest of the world can strive towards.

A dog carrying a US Flag waits for the Patriotic Pooch Parade to start in Boston, Massachusetts, on 3 July 2022. Photo: AFP/Joseph Prezioso

On this day, 246 years ago, the rebellious inhabitants of a vast, sparsely populated country declared themselves free of the tyranny of colonialism – the first Independence Day.Americans will be celebrating that 1776 Declaration of Independence on July 4th, at a time when their country is probably more divided than it has been since the Civil War ripped it apart in the 1860s.

Currently, America is listening to hearings about what happened on 6 January last year, when Trump supporters attempted to storm the Capitol building in Washington, in what some regard as an insurrection in support of Trump who, as he awaited the installation of incoming president Joe Biden, appeared to give the assault his tacit support.

 

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