These issues are valid and speak to the systemic biases that have existed within this country from the beginning.

True patriots recognize that even now, 241 years after our founding fathers declared independence(for white landowning males) from England, we have yet to live up to the ideals set fourth in the founding documents. 

As a white male myself, I am very aware that I live in a country that still gives me inherent advantages over those who are not. This is the fundamental injustice that is at the root of the concerns listed in the article. It is the injustice that true patriotic Americans from all stripes must work to rectify. 

Sadly, most the posts responding to this article seem to be from those who are blind to the prejudicial treatment that so many in communities of color, indigenous peoples, LGBTQ, and minority religions still endure to this day. Celebrate the 4th in any way you choose, but consider that their are those who don't enjoy the same freedom as you.