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Celebrating the US right now is some deeply nationalistic behavior and anyone who views America 250 even remotely positively needs a psych evaluation. 4th of July as a whole has always been questionable at best but America 250 is just plain disgusting.
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Anonymous 16w

“Celebrating the nation you live in is nationalistic” Yes, thats how this works

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Anonymous 16w

You are right and you should say it louder

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 16w

When you live in a time where criticizing your country is necessary and arguably obligatory and yet you praise it, that is nationalism

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 16w

You can celebrate the country and want it to thrive while also critiquing current politics. Given that this country allows the freedom of speech to do that, celebrating would be arguably something a critic should do

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 16w

Our flag is seen as a symbol of fear and oppression across the globe and you want to further spread it?

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 16w

as far as I can tell, symbol of fear and oppression “across the globe” in practice means Iran, Turkey, and Vietnam. Meanwhile Nigeria, Poland, Japan, and Kenya view it favorably. Almost like history isnt a clean cut line, and youve been drinking deep of the “everyone hates us and the US is bad and evil all the time to all people forever and you’re evil for being American” propaganda

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