 This is a think-tech commentary about the odd way some people celebrate the 4th of July. Thanks for your consideration of the views expressed in this commentary. Happy 4th of July to all of us, and especially the magas. They claim to be patriots, but in fact they are just the opposite. They wrap themselves in the flag, hoping we will think that they are patriotic. But they are not patriotic at all. They abuse the word patriotism, and they abuse our flag. Were they patriotic in denying the election? Were they patriotic in supporting the insurrection? Were they patriotic in calling for the reversal of our rights and protections? This is the flag that came out of the revolution. The flag that won the Civil War as well as World War I and World War II. This is the flag for which so many Americans have fought and died to protect us. Who exactly would disrespect war heroes then deck themselves with the flag, as if that would excuse them? And who would undermine our government and institutions, then claim to be a patriot? Who would subvert the rights of minorities, then claim to be a patriot? Who would sabotage our right to vote and to equal protection, education and opportunity, then claim to be a patriot? To abuse the flag this way is shameless, and we should see through it, especially on July 4. In fact, and we all know it, the flag and patriotism has lost all meaning for the magas. Thanks to them, the country is profoundly divided, and in open decline. It's time for them to look sincerely into their hearts, stop deceiving themselves, and become patriots again. To them, we say please remember the fourth while we still have a country. If they don't, what we have now may not last very much longer. Now, on the fourth, it's time for all of us, especially the magas, to care about the country again. Please. Thanks for your consideration of the views expressed in this ThinkTech commentary. And thanks for watching ThinkTech Hawaii. Aloha.