A very unsafe Fourth of July.

1776 was also very unsafe.

Safetyism is wearying.

That’s a word I’ve started seeing pop up. It’s much better than safedouchery, the portmanteau I came up with. Whatever you want to call it, it’s that cultural slide into fearing the exercise of freedom by trying to couch it in safety.

Stay safe, stay controlled.

Stay safe, stay where we can track you.

Stay safe, keep your social credi…