#fireworks suck

[billowingangel]

America doesn't like Fireworks

Here's a headcanon/projection I have for America. I also thought I already posted this but I actually dreamt that…totally not a sign of #mentalillness

content warning: mentions of multiple real life deaths, great war and world war two are mentioned, mentions of ptsd/shell shock.

i'm not fully sure those need a warning but just in case I wanted to provide them.

At first America loved fireworks to celebrate the fourth of july. He had loved the display of colors and patronism his citizens showed! He was a freshly indepent nation when the fireworks began in 1777. He thought they were beautiful, amazing, spectacular, and a wonderful sign of what the future would hold.

He also greatly prefered fireworks to the guns and canons set off during the 4th and was happy that after 1812 that phased out.

When Independence Day became an offical holiday in 1870 he cried with joy. That year he watched the firework display with an intense feeling of pride in his heart.

But then it began to change for him. In the years between 1903 and 1909 there were 44 deaths due to fireworks and even more injuries. He began to feel a bit of unease over the citizen's love for fireworks.

Then the Great War happened...So many young men came back from the war shell shocked. Hell, America even had some shell shock for a while. That first year after the war and the fireworks going off, he felt all those men's fears and his own fear.

That was a major turning point for him.

It didn't help that between 1928 and 1942 there were another 56 deaths in factories and stores due to fireworks. And then after World War Two, the sound of fireworks began to make America's heart race.

After a few years America decided he would leave his big house in Washington DC and go to another one of his houses. This house was further away from any firework show the city was doing. He wouldn't feel anxious and would be able to celebrate his independence/birthday in peace and quiet. But by that time it was the 1980s and more people were doing fireworks in the comfort of their backyards. The noise and smoke that filled the street of America's suburban house terrified him. Were they under attack? He had rushed to investigate only to find people with fireworks and firecrackers.

America gave up, it was probably just him upset by this whole mess. Those who had shell shock probably got used to it by now, correct?

But then in the 2000s he began to hear more talk, more talk of veterans struggling with the fireworks. Dogs struggling with the fireworks. Pets, kids, many more people then he assumed were scared of the loud fireworks. And in a way it explained to him why at the turn on the 1900s he began to have a change of heart about fireworks, a feeling of unease and uncomfort. Because despite how much he partied or celebrated on July 4th he still just didn't feel right, that something was wrong.

Then more and more states began to ban the setting off of fireworks for personal use but that wouldn't stop the citizens despite the growing number of people who found discomfort with them. America wouldn't go anywhere in the South around the 4th of July mostly staying in States that had the strictest bans on fireworks. By this time his fear of fireworks had greatly decreased especially since he realized the cause, it wasn't all his feelings but Americans feelings as well.

He even began to host some birthday parties where you could see the city sanctioned firework show. Firework shows were different to him then just the random ones in someone's back yard, those were expected, well controlled, a professional was doing it.

America hopes that one day he'll be able to like fireworks again but that probably wouldn't be until people stopped doing it on their own or when people and animals stopped being upset by it. Both those cases seem unlikely, so America will just grit his teeth and accept the firework tradition.

I even used some sources for this *insert surprise pikachu* History of Fireworks Firework Accidents and Deaths I couldn't find out when it became the norm to do your own fireworks but I assumed at least by the 80s. I also believe states began putting in place bans/laws about personal fireworks in the early 2000s but don't quote me.

[vampirecowboylover]

I know I'm not a fan of fireworks, but why the fuck does anyone set them off in the middle of the day? Isn't the point of them to be pretty? If you set them off when it's light out, you can't see them

[symphonic-appliances]

6/04/2024 - 6/06/2024

i had a 3 day weekend because there was a holiday on thursday! so i took advantage of it and got a lot done <3

~~~

thursday:

- went to panera and did schoolwork from 11 am to 4 pm (there was a storm and the power went out for a few secs 🫨)

- went to a fireworks show in the evening with my boyfriend and smirnoff red white and berry

friday:

- finally charged my apple watch after like 6 months

- got a library card from my local library since i only had one from my hometown + did some schoolwork while i was there

- did some laundry <3

saturday:

- went on a 2 mile hike (hiking u r the loml)

- did more schoolwork from about 1 pm to 4:30 at a local coffee shop

- met some of my boyfriend’s family

~~~

playlist:

- stephanie says by the velvet underground

- room temperature by faye webster

- a werewolf by attic abasement

[theknifeclown]

Silvie is terrified of loud sudden noises

[dusk-the-cat]

Yearly reminder that this is an anti-fireworks blog

[fizzywashere87]

>:(((((( /GENUINE AS FUCK

i hate the stupid fireworks everyone decided to do today because of a stupid day planned for marketing nobody gives af about america until u get to go waste ur money on colorful explosives, y'all complain about this country and then you go and do fireworks for this country that are loud asf for what? they don't do shit but make loud ass noises and make the air smell like rotten eggs and on top of allat ur doing it for a country who's government are all selfish assholes that are WOKE just like the person who invented FIREWORKS

half of ur stupid fireworks are duds and end up flying at everyone else anyways so fuck you and ur loud ass fireworks that you're still doin at 1 a.m?? tf are you doing honestly go drink piss and cry it out blowing everyone's eardrums out for what? selfish assholes invent a fucking mute option and a nose plug option because ew ew ew ew

[captainpirateface]

Hey Merica... Fuck off.

[crag-dreams]

Introducing Lilith to the Solo fire pit experience, with asshole neighbors starting their fireworks bullshit. She’s doing so great. I would die for this dog.

[lord-of-the-bundle-of-sticks]

i hate fireworks they sound like straight guns to me

[oldfangirl81]

I fucking hate fireworks. I about flung my laptop across the room because of how startled I was. It takes several minutes for my heartrate to get back to normal.

Hiccup is not a fan either. And made this clear by barking repeatedly.

[petrichor-musings]

my new year's resolution is that 5 million Americans setting off fireworks will tragically pass away of spontaneous combustion

[harleiquina]

One good thing about living in a country that lives in constant economical crisis is that every year fireworks and other small explosives get more and more expensive so kids aren't buying them so often.

In case you didn't know: in latinamerica is tradition to have fireworks on Christmas (so Dicember 24th at midnight) and New Year because of some borrowed belief that the loud noises scare bad luck/bad spirits away.

In my neighbourhood kids would start buying them as early as October and blast the Hell out of them all day long.

This scares cats & dogs, so we all (at home) were always more than pissed about it.

But now they are expensive AND there is a campaign against fireworks to protect animals and autistic people.

Every year the amount used has been decreasing, so hopefully this year it'll be even less than last year 🤞🏻🤞🏻

[camellianswer]

hypothetically, how illegal is it to go from house to house, spraying lit fire/fireworks with water, as i am in a remote dry mountain town in fire country?

can we just not do the fireworks thing this July 4th like. there's enough smoke in the air already the sunny days are just sickly white haze I don't think we need to put more smoke in the air

[bufftat-junkie]

fourth of july is such a stupid holiday

i do not like fireworks, it screws with me and it is hurtful to me. it’s not even the fourth and people are already out blowing shit up and not even giving a care or thought in the world to those who suffer because of this and similar holidays.