‘Pretend War’: Leftist Teacher Slams 4th of July Fireworks

As if there wasn’t already enough evidence that the Left has trouble with the idea of celebrating America’s independence, this story from EagNews’ Kyle Olson comes down the pike:

Bill Bigelow of the radical teacher organization Rethinking Schools, wrote that we need to “rethink” the 4^th of July. This “progressive” teacher has declared war on fireworks.

The Fourth of July “…provides cover for people to blow off fireworks that terrify young children and animals, and that turn the air thick with smoke and errant projectiles. Last year, the fire department here [Portland, OR] reported 172 fires sparked by toy missiles, defective firecrackers, and other items of explosive revelry.”

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