To: President Donald Trump
Please don't normalize tanks on our streets.
President Donald Trump wants to bring war equipment to the streets of the capital to celebrate our independence. Let's not normalize war and aggression, especially on a day that celebrates life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
Why is this important?
I am deeply troubled by the constant, steady normalization of cruelty, brutality, competition, and aggression by the Trump administration. I hate to think that a day I grew up celebrating with hot dogs and sparklers and American flags could, for children now, become a day on which they see weapons of destruction being touted as the primary means by which to achieve freedom and happiness.