Matthew McConaughey says America is going through puberty

This is how famous people celebrated on July 4 0:55

(CNN) -

Matthew McConaughey left some people "

stunned and confused

" with his July 4 message.

The actor, who is said to be considering running for governor of Texas, posted a message on social media wishing America a happy birthday.

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His 2½ minute video tweet was captioned "Happy 245th Birthday America, Let's Rock!"

"As we celebrate our independence today, as we celebrate our birth as a nation, the day that started a revolution to gain our sovereignty, let us admit that this past year, this journey around the Sun, was also difficult to understand," McConaughey said.

"But let's also remember that we are babies as a country," he added.

"We are basically going through puberty compared to the times in other countries, and we are going to go through growing pains."

Okay, or as the actor would say: "

Alright, alright, alright

."

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"This is not an excuse, it is simply reality, and this is good, because we have to keep learning, we have to keep maturing, we have to keep trying, we have to keep climbing, we have to keep building," continued the "Dallas star. Buyers Club ".

"And we have to make sure we stay hopeful along the way, as we continue to evolve."

Why?

According to McConaughey, "because the alternative sucks."

And nobody wants that.

Matthew McConaughey