Host Carol Anderson its july 1, 2022. What is the july 4, 1776 celebration mean . Guest it means that we are in this democracy that we are heralding on july 4, 1776. As perilous as it was with the Continental Army getting their buts kicked as perilous as it looked when the south attacked fort sumter and launched the civil war. We are in perilous times for our democracy is hanging by a thread. Host why do you say that . Guest because we have got a land, sea and air attack happening right now in american democracy. The land attack is the assault on Voting Rights. The sea attack is the attack to wash away the teaching of real American History and the air attack is a loosening of gun laws while having a narrative that the insurrection was legitimate political discourse and while saying there was all of this violence and threat raining down on election workers and election officials. When you are looking at whats happening with voting and if youre looking at whats happening with their Educa