A poll shows only 36% of Democrats say they’re “extremely” or “very” proud to be American, reflecting a dramatic decline in national pride that's also clear among young people.
This is the result of the Republican party, starting at least with the Bush neocons, weaponizing patriotism to be a way to slander their critics, and to publicly demonstrate their allegiance to the conservative movement.
After a couple decades now of conservative pundits and politicians responding to criticism by implying their opponents don’t love America as much as they do, or even trying to stifle conversation by demanding everyone profess their love of America on the spot, I think everyone else is pretty sick and tired of the flags and pins and stars-and-stripes punisher tee shirts.
“We love America just as much as they do. But in a different way. You see, they love America like a 4-year-old loves his mommy. Liberals love America like grown-ups. To a 4-year-old, everything Mommy does is wonderful and anyone who criticizes Mommy is bad. Grown-up love means actually understanding what you love, taking the good with the bad and helping your loved one grow.”
Talked to a guy a couple months ago about Trump being re-elected and he literally told me that “at least we can now fly American flags again” now that Biden was out.
I just stared at him like… what the fuck are you even talking about dude??
Not a citizen, by the way. Wouldn’t surprise me if he was already deported.
theres an old saying in the corporate world… ‘whatever you allow to persist becomes policy’
unfortunately, 40% of america are brainwashed to vote against their own best interests with another 30% not voting at all trapping the rest of us in their self-created hellscape.
This is the result of the Republican party, starting at least with the Bush neocons, weaponizing patriotism to be a way to slander their critics, and to publicly demonstrate their allegiance to the conservative movement.
After a couple decades now of conservative pundits and politicians responding to criticism by implying their opponents don’t love America as much as they do, or even trying to stifle conversation by demanding everyone profess their love of America on the spot, I think everyone else is pretty sick and tired of the flags and pins and stars-and-stripes punisher tee shirts.
“We love America just as much as they do. But in a different way. You see, they love America like a 4-year-old loves his mommy. Liberals love America like grown-ups. To a 4-year-old, everything Mommy does is wonderful and anyone who criticizes Mommy is bad. Grown-up love means actually understanding what you love, taking the good with the bad and helping your loved one grow.”
-Al Franken
Talked to a guy a couple months ago about Trump being re-elected and he literally told me that “at least we can now fly American flags again” now that Biden was out.
I just stared at him like… what the fuck are you even talking about dude??
Not a citizen, by the way. Wouldn’t surprise me if he was already deported.
From where the rest of us are standing, “everyone else” is WAY too comfortable with it. Inaction = acquiescence.
theres an old saying in the corporate world… ‘whatever you allow to persist becomes policy’
unfortunately, 40% of america are brainwashed to vote against their own best interests with another 30% not voting at all trapping the rest of us in their self-created hellscape.
It’s older than that. Nixon started it and Regan kicked is down the mountain.
We’ve been living in it. It’s happening.