Lady Butterfly she/her@lemmy.world to memes@lemmy.world · 1 个月前Enjoy Americans!lemmy.worldimagemessage-square19linkfedilinkarrow-up1195arrow-down17
arrow-up1188arrow-down1imageEnjoy Americans!lemmy.worldLady Butterfly she/her@lemmy.world to memes@lemmy.world · 1 个月前message-square19linkfedilink
minus-squareBoomer Humor Doomergod@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·1 个月前I haven’t felt patriotic since the 90s. Every 4th feels like I’m surrounded by deluded people.
minus-squareChris@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·1 个月前Yeah, patriotism always felt fucking weird as a kid growing up in the 90s. I’ve been pretty ashamed of my country for a long time.
minus-squareanomnom@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·edit-21 个月前9/11 ruined it for me, specifically the “proud to be an American”, flag on cars garbage—while we passed the Patriot act and started more wars.
minus-squareEldritchFemininity@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 个月前Call it what it is: nationalism. I’ve been weirded out by it since I stopped saying the pledge of allegiance in elementary school. Fun fact: the pledge was created as part of a campaign to sell more flags to schools.
I haven’t felt patriotic since the 90s. Every 4th feels like I’m surrounded by deluded people.
Yeah, patriotism always felt fucking weird as a kid growing up in the 90s.
I’ve been pretty ashamed of my country for a long time.
9/11 ruined it for me, specifically the “proud to be an American”, flag on cars garbage—while we passed the Patriot act and started more wars.
Call it what it is: nationalism. I’ve been weirded out by it since I stopped saying the pledge of allegiance in elementary school.
Fun fact: the pledge was created as part of a campaign to sell more flags to schools.