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Hello everybody and a happy fifth to you, because I didn't get a chance to wish you a happy fourth,

so you should at least have a happy fifth. A lot of debate in the country on whether it should

even be celebrated because there are so many Americans who are ashamed of this country.

They're all sick. They're all stupid. I forget sick. I retract that. They're stupid.

They may not be stupid in every arena. People are complex, but they're stupid.

And there's nothing you can do. There's an old Yiddish saying, it's better to lose to a wise man

than defeat a fool, because the fool comes back. The fool learns nothing.

If you don't understand that this country has been the best that was ever developed with all the bad

things that happened, because the simple reason is all the bad things were universal,

but all the good things were essentially unique. Everybody, every nation, every group,

every ethnicity, every race had slaves, but one country was a beacon of liberty to the world.

It was this country. Gradually, it is no longer this country. That's another issue.

So the question arose. It was asked to me in my fireside chat, my weekly fireside chat,

for Prager You. The question was raised, because people send in questions, usually young people,

and the question was, so what do I do? Do I, you know, so many bad things are happening in America

today? What do I do with regard to the flag and honoring it and July 4th generally? And the answer

is the flag represents these wonderful values. So of course, you honor the flag. That's easy.

That's an easy question. Honoring the flag, despite what is being done to the country,

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