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 I have a really hard time honoring a day for basically all of the worst people of my life. Literally every president I’ve ever lived under was a total piece of garbage human. 
 No hate on your water fast, btw. Good luck with that one 🫡 
 damn 
 Literally all of them are war criminals. So… 🤷🏻‍♂️ 
 JFK? 
 “of my lifetime”

Problem is, I don’t have a reliable enough footing to believe the character of most individuals from history and I don’t really trust the version I’m told. I used to think FDR was one of the best, only to find out he was a lunatic tyrant who installed practically every major socialist system in the govt still rotting this country to this day.

So just in general, I have a seriously low opinion of them as a group & feel my grasp of them is unreliable. I would only be celebrating as a form of vague religious worship for the institution itself, which I find repugnant. 
 heh. 
 I like to honor Roosevelt, Taft, and Washington. three dope dudes.  Although, I wish Taft had more time to  showcase his ideals. 
 hope you mean Teddy 
 who the fuck else deserves to be celebrated on presidents’ day dawg 
 How do you really feel 
 I try to sugar coat things when I can 🤣 
 Happy “Executive Branch overreach Day” 🤷‍♂️ 
 Haha this feels more accurate 😆 
 We call if War Criminals day in my house. 
 For the average person it’s always been like this no matter the first prez the last or every one in between.
 
 I saw what I saw during the presidencies I lived through. I also see how those presidents are treated in media. I feel it is extremely unlikely any presidents I missed lived up to the hype.

Anyone who is capable of getting themselves made President should on no account be allowed to do the job. -Douglas Adams