{"id":2623060,"date":"2026-07-02T21:00:02","date_gmt":"2026-07-03T01:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/one-day-after-cancelling-july-4-fireworks-buffalo-ny-celebrates-somali-independence-day\/"},"modified":"2026-07-02T21:01:51","modified_gmt":"2026-07-03T01:01:51","slug":"one-day-after-cancelling-july-4-fireworks-buffalo-ny-celebrates-somali-independence-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/one-day-after-cancelling-july-4-fireworks-buffalo-ny-celebrates-somali-independence-day\/","title":{"rendered":"One Day After Cancelling July 4 Fireworks, Buffalo, NY, Celebrates Somali Independence Day"},"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\">26<\/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%2Fone-day-after-cancelling-july-4-fireworks-buffalo-ny-celebrates-somali-independence-day%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=2623060&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 provided content discusses recent events in Buffalo, New York, highlighting the city\u2019s decision to not host a fourth of July <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/okinawa-sunny-island-of-the-immortals\/\" title=\"Okinawa: Sunny Island of the Immortals\">fireworks display<\/a> due to safety concerns. Additionally, the city raised the Somali flag at City Hall to celebrate Somali Independence Day on July 1, 1960. This gesture drew criticism from some Americans who viewed it as <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >prioritizing foreign nations adn cultures<\/a> over American traditions. The article emphasizes that such actions reflect a broader pattern of adjusting or undermining American values and history, citing similar controversies in other cities like Columbus, Ohio. It also briefly reviews Somalia\u2019s tumultuous history since gaining independence, marked by civil wars, conflicts, and ongoing instability. The piece concludes wiht a commentary on immigration and patriotic sentiment, implying that residents proud of their homeland should consider returning there.  <\/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\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>It appears that Minnesota officials aren\u2019t the only ones putting their Somali residents first.<\/p>\n<p>Buffalo, New York, has announced two things in a very unfortunate succession of events in a 24-hour period.<\/p>\n<p>First, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/spectrumlocalnews.com\/nys\/buffalo\/news\/2026\/06\/30\/city-of-buffalo-will-not-host-a-fourth-of-july-fireworks-display-this-year\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Spectrum News<\/a>, there will not be a fireworks display this Saturday for the Fourth of July.<\/p>\n<p>Second, the city wishes everyone a very happy Somali Independence Day. A group that included a city council member raised the Somali flag above City Hall to mark the nation\u2019s independence from Italian and British colonialism on July 1, 1960.<\/p>\n<p>This is a prime example of our officials putting America last.<\/p>\n<p>The Somali National News Agency posted about the raising of the flag Wednesday on social media platform X, writing, \u201cThe Somali flag was raised in front of Buffalo City Hall in New York State on 1 July 2026, as the local Somali community gathered to mark Somalia\u2019s Independence Day in a ceremony promoted by a Buffalo city council member.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFrom Mogadishu to Buffalo, the flag rose on the same day.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The Somali flag was raised in front of Buffalo City Hall in New York State on 1 July 2026, as the local Somali community gathered to mark Somalia\u2019s Independence Day in a ceremony promoted by a Buffalo city council member.<br \/> From Mogadishu to Buffalo, the flag rose on the same day.\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PW24BkxfRG\">pic.twitter.com\/PW24BkxfRG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 SONNA (@SONNALIVE) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SONNALIVE\/status\/2072420637293805728?\">July 1, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>After shaking off the yoke of colonialism from Great Britain and Italy in the 1960s, Somalia has not seen a sustained period of peace.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.c-r.org\/accord\/somalia\/endless-war-brief-history-somali-conflict\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Conciliation Resources<\/a>, an international peace organization, noted that by 1988, a civil war broke out that saw the deaths of 50,000 insurgents who were part of the Somali National Movement.<\/p>\n<p>The country had already fought a war with Ethiopia from 1977-78.<\/p>\n<p>Somalis describe December 1991 to March 1992 as \u201cburbur,\u201d meaning catastrophe. Clan fighting and factionalism saw more chaos. In Mogadishu, 25,000 people died, with 1.5 million fleeing the country. A period of \u201cclan cleansing\u201d ensued, along with a drought and disruptions in food supply lines.<\/p>\n<p>Another 250,000 people died.<\/p>\n<p>Somalia hasn\u2019t exactly been a bastion of prosperity and goodwill.<\/p>\n<p>Whatever the adverse impacts of colonialism, this is the independence we now see being celebrated.<\/p>\n<p>Spectrum noted the fireworks display\u2019s cancellation was due to safety concerns. \u201cA city spokesperson said an appropriate site to hold a safe and widely accessible display was not identified,\u201d the outlet reported.<\/p>\n<p>Granted, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-report-shows-chinas-torture-abuses-against-muslim-minorities-draconian-crimes-against-humanity\/\" title=\"New Report Shows China\u2019s Torture, Abuses Against Muslim Minorities: \u2018Draconian,\u2019 \u2018Crimes Against Humanity\u2019\">flag-raising ceremony<\/a> is easier to host than a fireworks show, but it\u2019s the principle that matters here.<\/p>\n<p>This move is a part of a troubling pattern of putting Americans \u2014 their values and history in this case \u2013 last. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/red-state-capital-city-sparks-conservative-fire-over-somali-flag-raising-city-hall-excuse-me\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a> reported Wednesday that Buffalo was not alone, as Columbus, Ohio, also attempted to raise the Somali flag as well, prompting public outrage.<\/p>\n<p>A mantra in immigration discourse goes as follows: Love the country you live in, or live in the country you love.<\/p>\n<p>If Somalis are proud to be from Somalia, that\u2019s not a problem.<\/p>\n<p>Find the nearest airport and go home.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #171717; display: flex;font-size: 16px;font-weight: 600;line-height: 1.5;margin: 24px 0;padding: 18px 20px 18px 30px;text-align: left;\">\n<div style=\"align-self: stretch;border-left: 3px solid #171717;flex-shrink: 0;padding-left: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<p><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/\">Choose The Western Journal as your preferred source on Google and never miss reporting that defends truth, protects freedom, and advances Western civilization<\/a><\/div>\n<p style=\"border: 1px solid #f5f5f5; padding: 16px;\">Advertise with The Western Journal and reach millions of highly engaged readers, while supporting our work. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/advertise-us\/?wj_source=article\">Advertise Today<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey == typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts = { \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs = [ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i = 0; i < inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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