Fuck flags and national pride. Its stupid af.
Wish we could just unite the working class everywhere and revolt as a united front but people will always find a reason to split us up like borders.
Not only is nationalism stupid, it’s also a fairly new idea.
This Roy Cassagrande clip gives a great insight into its birth.
We should always have assumed the worst and continue to assume the worst. Nationalism is the problem.
I think it’s a sign of how many Americans were raised. In reality, patriotism is largely a force for evil around the world, and that’s certainly true in the United States now. It’s just that many Americans are only learning that lesson this year.
Or are they? I hope they are, but I fear that many are not.
Yeah we were raised with daily force pledge of allegiance. Brainwashing
Welcome to the club, Americans!
Sincerely, The Germans
Dude rampant nationalism being a “red flag” has been a thing at least as long as I’ve been paying attention…that goes back to high school and the Bush 43, post-9/11 era.
I remember being in an elective…a social studies elective…that was mostly made up of like Honors-level kids…other try-hards such as myself. The class solely focused on pre-WW2 Germany through to the end of the Holocaust. This was October 2001, my Junior year of HS (year 11 of 12), and the USA PATRIOT act was the big news topic. The teacher was the kind that could easily be distracted into somewhat deep conversations about politics/current events, for being a bunch of teenagers, and the class got to discussing the act.
Back then, I was amazed that myself and the teacher were practically the only ones against it. The entire rest of the class thought it was a great idea and not at all an overreach.
Today, though? I’m not surprised by much.
This was a purplish town (by 2001 standards) in blue-as-fuck RI.
ETA. This was a month into a semester-long curriculum. I distinctly remember we had just covered the Reichstag Fire as we drew parallels to 9/11.
Yeah it’s always been like this in most every country I think.
When someone says “I believe in family values” the implication is that they believe families should conform to their narrow definition, mum and dad and 2 kids and no one speaking unless spoken to.
Nationalism is the same. Everyone has a strong connection to their own country. People that are fixated on nationalism have narrow ideas about what their country ought to be.
As a non-American, that’s what the wild rows of flags on houses and constant talk of the Amerucan Civic Religion has always looked like.
Most suburban neighbourhoods don’t come with a flag holder on every front step. That’s rather particular to the nationalists.
American here, I think and feel the same way.
Is this just a photoshopped image?
Isn’t every meme just a photoshopped image?
In this case it felt like they were trying to pass it off as a real billboard somewhere.
I see someone wearing the American flag as a pair of jogging pants and I assume the worst of the worst
For a similar reason, this is why I’m thinking about getting American flag themed cycling bibs haha.
Maybe when I’m out cycling, I’ll be safer because they’ll think “oh wait, he has an American flag, we can’t hit that!”
Just make sure your date doesn’t think the same!
It’s because they use our flag to commit atrosities.
Nah, they can have it. It’s always been a symbol of white supremacy and subjugation. I don’t want it.
But we built this city on rock and roll.
And exploitation.
