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I tend to remember the event that started a lot of flag waving from another country. And that was the actions of a foolish old man who decided to crawl up the flagpole of an American citizen's business and rip down the Mexican flag that was flying there. The man who was later touted as a hero among the rabble-rousers of the right.
There is a definite good guy-bad guy scenario that's going on underneath this controversy and it has nothing to do with being patriotic and everything to do with the acceptability of being intolerant. There are those in this country who would like to make it so and millions follow along blindly saying 'yes.' People who have less credit to take for where this country is than the man in the moon yet somehow feel proud to be an American. On good days it turns my stomach.
I love this country, but it's not because of the millions of people around the globe who have suffered to keep me safe and comfortable, but because of the people here who still see. And there are many. Anyone who doesn't see and appreciate what they have without shooting out platitudes about how great this country is I, personally, have very little respect for. It was done in your name, for your sake. Wake the fuck up.
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For instance, how would you live day to day if you knew you stole an election from another entire country to 'keep your child safe?' Or at least, living in the manner you've been accustomed to? It's documented. It's American history.
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PESSIMISM, n. A philosophy forced upon the convictions of the observer by the disheartening prevalence of the optimist with his scarecrow hope and his unsightly smile. - Ambrose Bierce
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