America’s House Divided, Must Come Together - Boston Herald

Fireworks? Who needs fireworks?

The country is already erupting on this Fourth of July, engulfed in an explosion of new coronavirus cases, a surge of protests and racial strife and a deeply divisive presidential election. Throw in a heat wave, too. And don’t forget to bring the Purell and PPE’s.

Welcome to the Summer of Glove.

This is an Independence Day unlike any other. There won’t be any big celebrations, only small gatherings where everyone is worried about catching COVID-19 and saying something that could inflame the tension.

And what exactly do we have to celebrate?

2020 has already been one of the worst years in modern history, plagued by a deadly pandemic, political division, murder hornets, rioting and global warming that has led to destructive wildfires and heat waves around the world.

We can’t even ease our pain by watching the Red Sox, or sitting on the banks of the Charles River listening to the Boston Pops.

Instead we’re doomed to going to small backyard barbecues where everyone is wearing masks — or at least supposed to be wearing them — and standing six feet apart. Or worse yet, forced to talk to relatives and friends on endless Zoom sessions.

But despite the unrest and uncertainty, there is reason to celebrate this Fourth of July — even without the traditional party on the Esplanade.

We should be thanking every health care worker and public safety worker, regardless of race, who risked their lives and health to protect us from coronavirus and treat the sick and dying. They are what make the country great.

We should be congratulating all the frontline workers, from grocery clerks to bus drivers, who risked their lives to keep the country going during the pandemic.

And we should be grateful for the voice of peaceful protest from Americans who have spoken out for change and against police violence that has repulsed even those police officers who do their jobs with bravery and fairness.

In America, you have the right to be different, you have a right to dissent, whether you are conservative or liberal.

We should also be grateful for the men and women who serve their country and protect us to keep us free.

But most importantly, we need to come together as a nation to overcome the tension and strife tearing us apart.

It was Abraham Lincoln, in a speech given in 1958 before he was president, who said “A house divided against itself cannot stand.”

Lincoln was talking about slavery, and the coming war between North and South, but his words can still be applied to today. This is not just about Donald Trump and Joe Biden and the election — it’s about our future as a free nation.

Though it may seem like we are all divided, we actually are all in this together. And we don’t need fireworks to say that.

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