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LGBTQIA+ 16h

Fuck patriotism and fuck this country. This country was built on genocide and slavery.

LGBTQIA+ 18h

I hate that the political right has co-opted patriotism so much that they made jingoism the baseline of patriotism. I love my country so much and its people that I want it to be better, but that’s no longer seen as patriotism

Anonymous 16h

Hey I’m OP, I’m black and obviously a descendant of slaves, and I get what you’re saying but I don’t think the solution is to never want good for the country and its people because of the past.

Anonymous 16h

The world would genuinely be so much better off without the United States 🫩 I get that it’s a beautiful place with good people and all but holy fuck we have some seriously bad people and innumerable war crimes also

Anonymous 16h

Love people regardless of if their membership in “your” country.

Anonymous 15h

is there any country that doesn’t do that

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Anonymous

#1 16h

I upvoted your post and I'm native 🫶

Anonymous

OP 16h

Mind you, the slavery continues- the 13th amendment did NOT abolish slavery. Slavery is prohibited "except as punishment for a crime." Also notice that the U.S. has the highest prison population of any country in the world. Also notice how that population is disproportionately black. Also notice how that population is disproportionately Igbtq and/or disabled. I can't stress it enough- fuck this country

Anonymous

#1 16h

We can love and support each other without embracing nationalism or patriotism. We can even become better at supporting LGBTQ and POC people around the globe if we reject patriotism. Borders only hurt us.

Anonymous

OP 16h

Also so sorry- I feel that I’m coming off as very aggressive. I’m mad at the system. Not you. My apologies

Anonymous

OP 16h

I think you're just describing the kind of patriotism OOP is describing. Not a love of borders or the past/current government, but the promise of the freedom of diversity, and fighting when we are denied that promise. Patriotism has absolutely been hijacked to be synonymous with government worship and nationalism. Fuck that.

Anonymous

#2 16h

we can have freedom and diversity without the nation state. there is no U.S. without the systems of oppression that sustain it.

Anonymous

OP 15h

I guess I'm confused where you're getting that from the OOP or the comments? I don't identify as patriotic but I can respect OOP's vision of it as rejecting government worship and nationalism and wanting better for the land and people that are at the mercy of our government.

Anonymous

#4 15h

Anonymous

OP 15h

ok so no one should feel pride over their country?

Anonymous

#4 15h

Yeah

Anonymous

#5 15h

i’m a native american, i shouldn’t feel pride about america?

Anonymous

#2 15h

That’s not patriotism—that’s believing in building a better tomorrow.

Anonymous

#4 15h

Nope. Why should you feel pride about a nation that committed a genocide against your people and hasn’t meaningfully done anything to correct that?

Anonymous

#5 14h

By correcting it.

Anonymous

#1 14h

Then do that! Don’t feel pride in a country that doesn’t feel prideful about you

Anonymous

#5 13h

but if i hate my country where is the motivation to help change?

Anonymous

#4 12h

I hate this country. I want it to change because I care about people. And people, you know, live here.

Anonymous

#5 12h

So you said the same thing I said?

Anonymous

#1 11h

…sure? I’m not disagreeing with you. I just think it’s wrong to have pride in the US as it currently exists. Make a country you can be proud of, don’t be proud of the shitty one we have

Anonymous

#5 10h

my country is america and it brought my my family, my friends, and the opportunity for change. i’m not proud of genocides or funding wars, but i am proud of my community and my people

Anonymous

#4 20m

Then be proud of your community. Be proud of your people. Neither of those are America.