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8 Balls & 8 Reelers #7: Freedom in a Washing Machine
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8 Balls & 8 Reelers #7: Freedom in a Washing Machine

Unfiltered thoughts on patriotism and the small acts

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Ryan Parker
Jul 04, 2024
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8 Balls & 8 Reelers #7: Freedom in a Washing Machine
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On this day over all others, it is imperative that we ask ourselves: What does it mean to be an American?

Is it standing for the national anthem? Swarming weekend games at Fenway, screaming for peanuts and crackerjacks and franks? Voting?

Maybe these grand canvases are lies we tell ourselves to ignore the murk of our society. Sometimes to be American can…

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