Friday, July 4, 2025

Getting the job done

I don't feel much like celebrating my country today, but I wanted to share this song with you from the brilliant Lin Manuel Miranda. 

THIS is a big part of what truly "makes America great".



19 comments:

Moving with Mitchell said...

This is genius and their families come to the USA from all over the world. Every American is an immigrant except the Native ones.

Jennifer said...

We rely SO much on the hard work of immigrants in this country, and to think how they're currently being treated...it's heartbreaking.

Yorkshire Pudding said...

Powerful video. Trump's mother came from The Isle of Lewis in Scotland. His wife came from Slovenia. Later her parents were brought over to the USA. America would be nothing without the benefits of immigrant labour. Yet Trump and his mean gang are so down on immigrants - laughing about them being eaten by alligators near the new concentration camp in Florida.

Bohemian said...

I think many of us don't feel there's much that warrants a Celebration this Year. I heard the Concentration Camp in Florida flooded, if that's any consolation, mebbe Mother Nature will just tear it down for it's intrusion into her Natural Splendor, we can only Hope it gets taken out by Natural Forces BEFORE they pack it with Victims!!!

Michael said...

Thanks for sharing that video. We are certainly living in some disheartening times. I don't very much feel like celebrating today. We are a nation of immigrants and people seem to forget that.

Ms. Moon said...

And furthermore- it's not just what immigrants DO for us, it's the fact that they are human beings and as such, they deserve the respect and dignity that every human on earth does.

Linda Sue said...

we are all immigrants- unless of course one is first nation...Clearly it is about brown folks and racist bastards. Call it what it is.

Debby said...

I am so sick of hearing the word 'immigrant'/illegal aliens. They are people. Slapping a label on them allows them to be written off as something less than human, and it is sickening how many 'Mericans are willing to hide behind their Bibles and crucifixes and do just that.

Ellen D. said...

They all deserve a chance just like my ancestors got the chance when they came here from Ireland, Italy, and Poland...

Ur-spo said...

I didn't Celebrate either.

Jennifer said...

They're only really down on immigrants who aren't white.

Jennifer said...

One good hurricane ripping through might just take care of the problem!

Jennifer said...

They don't forget, it's just that the only type of immigrants they care about are the white ones.

Jennifer said...

Absolutely.

Jennifer said...

Exactly! It's nothing but racism.

Jennifer said...

It is sickening, Debby. And there's no hate like Christian "love".

Jennifer said...

Yes. Immigrants make us better and stronger as a country!

Jennifer said...

America didn't deserve a birthday party this year. :(

John Going Gently said...

Nicely put Jennifer xx