Is this just for the memes? Or do people actually not like fireworks?
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meekah@discuss.tchncs.de 1 day ago
dogdeanafternoon@lemmy.ca 20 hours ago
DupaCycki@lemmy.world 1 hour ago
Do you have any idea how many homeless (and some with homes too) animals die from heart attacks caused by fireworks?
Or how many people with ptsd, anxiety, or other issues need to cover their windows and ears, just to not have a panic attack?
All just so a bunch of retards can laugh about their great country.
Same for all other countries on new year’s eve. Except the ones that banned fireworks.
I can excuse people having intellectual disabilities and not realizing this. But anyone who does and still chooses to play with fireworks belongs in a re-education camp.
PhoenixDog@lemmy.world 19 hours ago
They’re boring, loud, and pointless.
meekah@discuss.tchncs.de 20 hours ago
I can only speak for myself, but I do think fireworks should be much more regulated. Each year 10,000 people get hurt from fireworks in the US alone, and it’s pretty horrible for the environment. I do appreciate the cultural importance, so I don’t think completely banning them is the solution, but I think it would be much better if there were just a few organized firework shows, and no more fireworks for private use.
dogdeanafternoon@lemmy.ca 20 hours ago
That makes a ton of sense. I’m in Canada, where they are regulated. You really only ever see fireworks at organized events put on by towns/cities, and they are always awesome. One of my favourite things to watch as a kid.
wasabi_noir@lemmy.zip 16 minutes ago
I only know about Canadian fireworks regulations because of Letterkenny. But it definitely seems like there’s a lot more sensibility around their handling there, which I appreciate as an American who has to deal with inbred assholes celebrating their nation by blowing up a small part of it.
meekah@discuss.tchncs.de 17 hours ago
I didn’t know there are places with regulations like that, that’s cool :)
Rusty@lemmy.ca 19 hours ago
If you’ve seen one, you’ve seen them all.
Unless someone can invent the real equivalent of the fireworks Gandalf usef in the LoTR movie, I’m not interested.
FellowEnt@sh.itjust.works 18 hours ago
Can I counter your first point with this?! (sorry about the music)
youtube.com/shorts/uoMMJLBVFec?is=KidgxXrW1DP_R5q…
‘Sky Puke’ shows are common I get it but there is genuine artistry out there.
starman2112@sh.itjust.works 18 hours ago
If you have a dog or a cat, it shouldn’t be too hard to figure out why some people don’t like fireworks
YawningNostalgia@thelemmy.club 6 hours ago
My cats don’t care at all. Fireworks are fun, and if dogs can’t handle that then they’re stupid. I set off a bunch of the big ones that are illegal but can be sold on reservations (I think? I didn’t buy them) for my birthday out in the rural flat middle of nowhere and it was so cool. We had the hardest time lighting them because of the wind and then when we finally got it going we had to sprint away so fast, and we were laughing our asses off. Good mems. TL;DR fuck yo sensitive dumbass dogs
gmtom@lemmy.world 20 hours ago
I have pets and any firework related holiday I have to hole up with them all night to comfort them. And that’s just on the days I know they will have them, basically all of autumn and winter have dickgeads randomly setting off fireworks for god knows what reason. It’s hell
surewhynotlem@lemmy.world 1 day ago
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PhoenixDog@lemmy.world 19 hours ago
Jokes on you.