I don’t agree with the America haters, but their anger is founded in something real and not unjustified, it’s just misdirected. Their anger should be at the people causing it, and their goal should be to better the place they call home and help point it in a better direction. I kinda used to be on the “ashamed to be American” train but thinking about it, I’m ashamed of the people in charge. People should direct their anger towards something constructive for this country

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Especially when leftist policies are to better the lives of all Americans, while right wingers actively want to destroy the things that keep Americans alive and able to afford to live well.

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You’re shooting yourself in the foot by not being patriotic. The true unpatriotic person doesn’t care what happens to their country

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i’m a religious leftist, i see how patriotism can turn into idolatry, especially if i’m “pledging alliegance” to an inanimate object like a flag. when you treat the flag as sacred or unquestionable, it can easily cross into idolatrous territory. i’m aware that some perceive it as a symbol of shared values or a civic statement of unity, but acting as though we’re being immoral for not wanting to worship a flag is at the very least, false judgement, and at the most, blasphemy.

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