Bastille Day Buffalo

Real live accordian / Jeremy

We thought we would take a French holiday at Coco's on Main Street this evening. Relaxing and lovely, a warm summer breeze carried the bittersweet music of an accordion. Our neighbors across the pond celebrated their Independence Day, or at least they tried to. Bastille Day has turned into another day of national tragedy for the French. Of course, it is no accident that haters of democracy would choose this day to strike at the country that embodied the ideas of the Enlightenment in their revolution, and in turn, were incorporated into our own Constitution. These ideals flowered into a great many democracies throughout the world. As France and the United States are targets of obvious foes, so are they victims of lazy politicians and indifference. They have both seen themselves slipping on the Democracy Index. You should know we have dropped in our world-wide democracy ranking (The Economist) since 2008, putting us at number 20. A friendly reminder to all citizens: Liberty, Equality and Fraternity don't just happen. So don't be cheerleader to politicians, and please participate. Democracy, like life, is not a spectator sport.

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