{"id":2455598,"date":"2025-07-04T08:04:58","date_gmt":"2025-07-04T12:04:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/independence-day-sounds-so-much-better-than-fourth-of-july\/"},"modified":"2025-07-04T08:06:32","modified_gmt":"2025-07-04T12:06:32","slug":"independence-day-sounds-so-much-better-than-fourth-of-july","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/independence-day-sounds-so-much-better-than-fourth-of-july\/","title":{"rendered":"Independence Day Sounds So Much Better Than &#8216;Fourth Of July&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Findependence-day-sounds-so-much-better-than-fourth-of-july%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2455598&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article celebrates the upcoming 249th anniversary of the United States,urging readers to refer to the holiday as &#8220;Independence Day&#8221; instead of the more commonly used &#8220;Fourth of July.&#8221; The author shares a personal preference for the term &#8220;Independence Day,&#8221; explaining that it is more succinct and flows better, contrasting it with the clunky phrasing of &#8220;Fourth of july.&#8221; Additionally, the author believes that the concept of <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >independence carries significant meaning<\/a>, particularly in a political context, which they suggest may unsettle those aligned with Democratic views.The piece emphasizes independence as a state of self-sufficiency and resistance to authority, contrasting it with a perceived Democratic inclination towards regulation and dependency. The article concludes with a celebratory note, wishing readers a Happy Independence Day.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>As of Friday this week the United States is 249 years young. Do it the honor of marking our country&rsquo;s birthday as &ldquo;Independence Day,&rdquo; rather than the far more common and clunky &ldquo;Fourth of July.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>I&rsquo;m not sure when I started caring to explicitly and exclusively refer to the holiday by it&rsquo;s official name, but it&rsquo;s something I&rsquo;ve grown militant about. Not in a sanctimonious way, like a person who wants to flex his superior patriotism or knowledge on proper titles. But there are two reasons for it.<\/p>\n<p>First, I&rsquo;m a writer (a real one, not the fake <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/01\/18\/charles-blow-journalisms-clunkiest-dei-hire-out-at-the-new-york-times\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Charles Blow kind<\/a>). I pay attention to the way phrases sound and flow, always self-editing to make expressions concise and breezy. That&rsquo;s both in print and speech. &ldquo;Independence Day&rdquo; includes one long word, but it sounds nice and is easy to say. &ldquo;Fourth of July&rdquo; by contrast is three short ones that when said aloud together are the audible equivalent of watching John Fetterman lurching forward in strap-on heels. It&rsquo;s a plodding phrase with each syllable landing on the eardrum with a dull thud. I hate it. Further, Independence Day connotes a date of significance, with its own distinguished name. &ldquo;Fourth of July&rdquo; is simply the number of a day belonging to a summer month. It&rsquo;s a phrase that also exhibits a lot of lip action, first biting the lower one to say &ldquo;fourth&rdquo; and then pursing them both for &ldquo;July.&rdquo; Ugly! The month itself isn&rsquo;t even a pleasant one to say and I&rsquo;m shocked it hasn&rsquo;t yet been deemed as anti-Semitic by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=jonah+goldberg+antisemitic+x.com&amp;sca_esv=3a62efad7d883e7f&amp;ei=3n5maIqqM7T9p84Pt5PLQQ&amp;ved=0ahUKEwiKkY-r36COAxW0_skDHbfJMggQ4dUDCBA&amp;uact=5&amp;oq=jonah+goldberg+antisemitic+x.com&amp;gs_lp=Egxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAiIGpvbmFoIGdvbGRiZXJnIGFudGlzZW1pdGljIHguY29tSI0JUMYDWP4HcAF4AJABAJgBYqABsQSqAQE2uAEDyAEA-AEBmAIAoAIAmAMAiAYBkgcAoAfUA7IHALgHAMIHAMgHAA&amp;sclient=gws-wiz-serp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jonah Goldberg<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Second, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/when-judging-anti-semitism-should-we-accept-ignorance-as-an-excuse\/\" title=\"When Judging Anti-Semitism, Should We Accept Ignorance As An Excuse?\">true meaning<\/a> of the word &ldquo;independence&rdquo; bothers Democrats, so I like using it. It bothers them because they hate the concept of a person doing as he pleases without seeking permission or relying on authority. That&rsquo;s why Democrats obsess over rules and regulations, reveling in their power to pass out permits for building, traveling, and anything else they can get their sticky hands on. It&rsquo;s why they hate the American <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/under-trump-americans-have-seen-their-best-wage-growth-in-40-years\/\" title=\"Under Trump, Americans Have Seen Their Best Wage Growth In 40 Years\">middle class<\/a> &mdash;&nbsp;because the middle class might not have the influence and access to the powerful, but it doesn&rsquo;t need to. Democrats prefer an underclass, dependent on authority providing rations and granting permissions. By the way, independence shouldn&rsquo;t be confused with &ldquo;freedom.&rdquo; Freedom suggests a person might very well choose captivity, relying on others for their care. Independence is a rejection of dominance, servitude, and subjugation. It&rsquo;s a repulsive idea to Democrats, so saying &ldquo;Independence Day&rdquo; to one of them is highly satisfying, kind of like offering a bite of your burger to an angry vegan.<\/p>\n<p>Happy Independence Day!<\/p>\n<hr><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The U.S. turns 249 this Friday; celebrate &#8220;Independence Day.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":493,"featured_media":2455599,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/White-House-American-Flag.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[33729,33804,33892],"class_list":["post-2455598","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-american-history","tag-fourth-of-july","tag-independence-day"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/White-House-American-Flag.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2455598","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/493"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2455598"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2455598\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2455602,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2455598\/revisions\/2455602"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2455599"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2455598"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2455598"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2455598"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}