Comedy | July 03, 2008 | 9 comments

Codependence Day: In Celebration of a Long and Beautiful Friendship

source: http://www.powersperspective.com/powers_perspective/2008/07/codependence-day-in-celebratio.html

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Being English in America is a rather strange experience come July 4th. After all the whole union is busy inviting each other to barbecues, waving flags, setting off fireworks, and rather ironically singing "This Land Is Your Land" in celebration of the declaration of independence from of us Brits back in 1776. As you can imagine, attending one of these affairs feels like being Guy Fawkes at a bonfire (which is the anniversary we Brits save our fireworks for).

A relationship that has lasted, for better or worse, for richer or poorer, for 231 years after it was officially annulled hardly smacks of independence. Like a divorced couple who still can't break the ties, the lives of Britain and America remain intertwined. I would argue that July 4th doesn't really mark independence at all, but a transformation of the relationship, bringing a greater choice into the equation. It's like now Britain and America aren't forced to live together they find they seek out each other's company because they actually want to hang out. And so, as we head towards two and a half centuries since our two great nations' relationship was last redefined, we should define it again, get real, and start celebrating American and British Codependence Day.
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9 comments // Codependence Day: In Celebration of a Long and Beautiful Friendship

  • Number1BadBoy
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      Number1BadBoy  

    • The ties made by the British Empire using the tools of the industrial revolution gave us the framework of the modern world today.

      Now America leads the world and its commerce uses the same international models to make all nations 'interdependent'.

    • 3 years ago
  • current89
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      current89  

    • At first it looks like it would have been better if the Colonies never rebelled(you could say the same for India as well), however we can't count out the possibility that the British Empire was greatly effected by the loss to the colonies. Would the Empire still be around today controlling nations? Would the British even have a health care system? would we have all the creations that "Americans" invented? Just some food for thought.

      A World-dependence day sounds better to me.

    • 3 years ago
  • AndreaKnoll
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  • huntre
  • AndreaKnoll
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      AndreaKnoll  

    • Dependence Day...that totally sums up our relationship with China, but when would we celebrate it. I'm all for adding another holiday to the calendar, especially a 'get real' one like this!

    • 3 years ago
  • huntre
  • phillyharper
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      phillyharper  

    • I can't quite see it catching on in the UK, but I'd be all for supporting you in changing 'independence day' to 'co-dependence day'.

      Or better still, 'we-need-you-loads-please-don't-desert-us-we're-terrified day"

      What do you think?

    • 3 years ago
  • AndreaKnoll
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      AndreaKnoll  

    • Should we be celebrating Independence Day? Given how things have turned out, would America be better off under British rule in 2008? We'd have got rid of slavery a lot sooner, would have had a welfare state and universal healthcare here in the US for decades, and would have defended the world against the onslaught of Starbucks with the Brits' excellent (and far healthier) cups of tea. What do you think?

    • 3 years ago
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