Frugal isn't wasting money on firecrackers go

BOOM

WHAT a waste

真是浪费！

What is that about????

这到底是啥意思？？？？

FREEDOM to go BOOM?

that wasn't self inflicted in years. And

而且好几年都不是自慰了。

'boom goes the dynamite' is cheaper than a back alley whore.

“轰！炸药炸了”比巷子里的妓女便宜。

250 year of Independence.

独立250周年。

their money. If you get enjoyment out of something and have the cash it's not a waste.

他们的钱。如果你从某件事中获得快乐且付得起钱，那就不算浪费。

Is it frugal to drive all over to garage sales and Estate sales at today's gas prices?

以如今油价，到处开车去淘旧货市场和遗产拍卖，这叫省钱？

Garage sale is the step before garbage can.

旧货市场是废品桶的前一站。

Some, yes for sure.

有些人确实是这样，没错。 大多数人：不是。

Most: No.

大多数：不是。

Some of the best possessions I own were bought at garage sales at a bargain price.

我拥有的最好的东西中，有些就是在地摊上用低价淘来的。

If it's some trust fund nepo baby that's never done an honest days work in their life they should be on just enough welfare to survive like everyone else that does that.

如果是那些靠信托基金生活的纨绔子弟，一辈子没干过一天正经工作，那他们就只该领够生存所需的救济金，和其他干这行的人一样。

Else they are thieves and that's everyone's business that accepts money in trade.

否则他们就是贼，而任何接受其货币交易的人都管得着。

I celebrate the 4th by releasing noisy gases from my intestines.

我庆祝独立日的办法是从肠道排出嘈杂的气体。

That's been past tense for a long time now.

那早已是过去时了。

is freedom frugal?

自由是省钱的吗？

America is not the only former colony of The United Kingdom to gain independence.

美国并不是唯一获得独立的英国前殖民地。

Some like Ireland as well as the United States of America used violence first and foremost. Before even 1776 there was aggressive one-sided violence in the colonies that chose to rebel done by the revolting colonists.

爱尔兰以及美国一样，也是率先诉诸暴力的一方。早在1776年之前，那些选择反叛的殖民者就已经在殖民地单方面发动了具有侵略性的暴力行为。

What is now Canada at that time was four colonies which chose not to join the rebellion of 1776.

那时的加拿大由四个殖民区组成，它们选择了不加入1776年的反叛行列。

Colonists would talk about freedom and even put it as a chief law in their Constitutional Charter of 1789, but when some in those 13 colonies expressed a view that violence was wrong, those people were attacked with violence. Some were killed, including women and children. Others disfigured. Thousands fled to those four other colonies.

殖民者们谈论自由，甚至将其作为1789年宪法宪章中的核心法律。但当那些殖民区中有人表达“暴力是错误的”这一观点时，这些人却遭到了暴力的攻击。有些人被杀，包括妇女和儿童；有些人则被毁容。数千人逃往那四个其他殖民区。

Irish terrorists in the 19th century acted similarly to the rebels in the 13 colonies. In the 19th century, the Fenian Brotherhood, a precursor to the IRA, set off bombs in what is now Canada. They'd work out of the United States and set off bombs in the British provinces.

19世纪的爱尔兰恐怖分子的行为与13个殖民地的反叛者如出一辙。19世纪，作为爱尔兰共和军（IRA）前身的芬尼亚兄弟会在如今的加拿大领土上引爆了炸弹。他们在美国境内活动，并向英国殖民地投掷炸弹。

And the rebelling colonists actively sought out the other colonies who remained loyal When Americans talk about their Charter Constitution, they are talking about the second one since independence. After independence, for about 8 years there was a first charter. It was actually written (but not able to be enforced) in 1777.

反叛的殖民者积极搜寻那些保持忠诚的其他殖民区。当美国人谈论他们的《宪法宪章》时，他们指的是独立后的第二部。独立后的约8年间，曾存在过第一部宪章，它实际上制定于1777年（但无法执行）。

From the United States government itself, this is that document. In 1777, one of the provinces was named Canada. I include article nine, but the rest of it is the original Charter of the independent United States of America:

根据美国政府自身的记录，这就是那份文件。1777年，其中一个殖民区被命名为加拿大。我引用了第九条，其余部分是独立后的美利坚合众国的原始宪章：

https://www.archives.gov/milestone-documents/articles-of-confederation

Canada acceding to this confederation, and joining in the measures of the united states, shall be admitted into, and entitled to all the advantages of this union: but no other colony shall be admitted into the same, unless such admission be agreed to by nine states.

加拿大加入此邦联并参与美利坚合众国的各项事务时，应被接纳并享有此联合体的所有权益；但除非得到九个州的同意，否则不得接纳任何其他殖民区加入。

Canada gained independence on 1 July 1867 without the violence of the United States of America's independence.

加拿大于1867年7月1日获得独立，且过程不像美国独立那样伴随暴力。

I'd also point out that because Canada remained with Great Britain and then The United Kingdom until that time, slaves in Canada were freed more than a generation earlier than they were in the United States of America. Slaves were freed in The United Kingdom in 1833.

我还要指出，由于加拿大直到那时一直属于大不列颠和后来的英国，因此加拿大的奴隶比美国奴隶早了一代以上就获得了自由。英国已于1833年废除了奴隶制。

There are a lot of What Ifs, some more sure than others. It's a more likely thing that had the colonies remained, had you not engaged in violence, you would have gained independence in 1867 without the bloodshed of TWO!!! wars:

存在很多“如果”，有的确定度高一些，有的低一些。更有可能的情况是，如果这些殖民区保持现状，如果你们没有诉诸暴力，你们本可以在1867年和平获得独立，从而避免两场血腥战争：

The 1776 War of Independence

1776年独立战争

and

The 1860 American Civil War

1860年美国内战

You would have avoided so much death. You would have also had less racism in the United States towards those of African descent.

你们本可以避免如此多的死亡。而且，美国针对非裔人士的种族主义也会少得多。

You would never have gotten Alaska. Russia sold that the the USA in part because it assumed the USA would never be truly an ally to the UK. But the territory of Canada would be part of the USA

你们永远不会得到阿拉斯加。俄国将阿拉斯加卖给美国，部分原因是他们认为美国永远不会真正成为英国的盟友。但加拿大的领土本会成为美国的一部分。

Or rather, the territory of the United States of America would be a part of Canada.

或者更准确地说，美利坚合众国的领土本会成为加拿大的一部分。

especially in terms of military

特别是在军事方面

But more importantly, that does not dispute what Canada achieved, nor what India achieved, which was not done by violence, nor was it done with the aid of the United States of America.

但更重要的是，这并不否认加拿大取得的成就，也不否认印度取得的成就，那些成就并非通过暴力实现，也没有借助美利坚合众国的援助。

Freedom is able to be accomplished without gunpowder and without violence.

没有火药、没有暴力，自由同样可以实现。

Canadian history?

加拿大历史？

I used to watch it every Saturday, and I think I have a VHS copy of 'Strange Brew' around here despite no VCR to play it on anymore.

我以前每周六都看，我想我这儿还有张《Strange Brew》的VHS录像带，尽管现在再也找不到VCR来放了。

that isn't required to survive - e.g., perfume, music, books, sports etc.

非生存必需品——比如香水、音乐、书籍、运动等等。

Maybe you're complaint is really about the boom. Lots of people detest the noise, and cats and dogs, while others like the noise - two nights per year: New Years and July 4. It's OK.

也许你抱怨的其实是那声“轰”。很多人讨厌那噪音，喜欢猫狗；也有人喜欢那噪音——一年就两晚：新年和7月4日。没事的。

I happen to like fireworks - boom or not. If that's a testosterone thing as other male behaviors are, then I suppose that's how God made me, which is OK with me even if its not acceptable to others. It's not like I'm out slashing tires or assaulting women or invading countries.

我碰巧喜欢烟花——不管有没有那声“轰”。如果这像其他男性行为一样是睾酮素驱动的，那我想这就是上帝造我的方式吧，哪怕别人不接受，我自己挺满意的。我又没去扎轮胎、袭击女性或者入侵其他国家。

when we can't smell our own BO. Same with mouthwash.

反正我们也闻不到自己的狐臭。漱口水也一样。

Distress those clothes and get greasy, dirty and sweaty and put on some thick work gloves to hide those lazy man hands. You're working hard so that others may free ride. They'd better not disrespect THAT!

让衣服变得破旧，弄得油腻、肮脏、满是汗渍，再戴上厚厚的工作手套遮住那双懒人手。你辛苦工作，让别人坐享其成。他们最好别轻视这点！