Kulturkampf

[DavidCroquet]

If you want to accept the disingenuous idea, put out by gas lighters,  that progressiveness is about the US "being bad" then go right ahead and be a fucking idiot.


I believe it was albert einstein that said patriotism isn't believing your country is perfect and infallible, rather that you strive for perfection while acknowledging the shortcomings.

I don't know how much you know about real life leftists (I'm an expert) but hating America is a huge part of it.

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I'm too lazy to commit to the entire copypasta, but in my circles, you are genuinely viewed with suspicion if you wear a flag hat on any day but the 4th of July. I've been with people who act like towns with a notable number of flags hanging from windows/houses/light poles are the equivalent of sundown towns...and these are white people!

Naturally there are even threads on our favorite forum where people bring this up (i.e. why did the left concede americana/the flag/patriotism to the right) and Nep and co are all up in there saying Great Satan, America has never done nothing for nobody, I wipe my ass with the flag, etc.