Pretty much this, my friends and family thought I was being negative. But now, a few either, don’t like admitting it or they act like I’m a wizard.
Sanctus@anarchist.nexus 13 hours ago
Let me tell you the good news: we’ve always been fascist, racist, bullies. This admin is just not covering it up at all. Glad you’re awake now my guy.
TeamAssimilation@infosec.pub 8 hours ago
Any nation that still ends official messages with “god bless America” and whose primary power projection has been weapons for centuries, is still a shithole. You’re not saying “allahu ackbar” because your religious extremists use a slightly different book.
Patnou@lemmy.world 12 hours ago
yea that was really good news. I ment so a small part of me can be proud again to be American?
BuboScandiacus@mander.xyz 12 hours ago
Despite having done things that seem dated in other countries, you guys did plenty of good
Just look at all the technological innovation coming from your country that saved a ton of lives (yes you have a spud healthcare system, but these innovations will help humanity for the rest of its existence, they cannot be taken away)
Pricklesthemagicfish@reddthat.com 11 hours ago
Yeah like tomahawk rockets
OrteilGenou@lemmy.world 10 hours ago
Don’t forget the Big Gulp
sneakypersimmon@lemmy.today 12 hours ago
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Yes, yes we are. We have been for pretty much forever. We fucking suck.
aesthelete@lemmy.world 11 hours ago
We’re finally learning that it indeed sucks to suck
theuniqueone@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 hours ago
No reason ever to be.
TractorDuffy@lemmy.world 10 hours ago
You don’t think there are any good reasons to be proud of being an American? Why not?
atomicorange@lemmy.world 10 hours ago
Usually it’s considered pretty stupid to be proud of things you didn’t have a hand in. Why be proud of where you were born, when it was just random chance? I can see being happy or feeling privileged to be an American - that at least suggests what you’re appreciating is that it benefits you. Saying you’re proud implies that being from the USA is some sort of moral success and it’s just not.
bus_factor@lemmy.world 9 hours ago
If you’re a birthright citizen, why would you be proud over something you did nothing to achieve? It’s also not your fault, so there’s nothing to be ashamed of either.
It shakes out a little differently if you’re naturalized, but only marginally. That naturalization test isn’t much of a barrier.
FistingEnthusiast@lemmy.world 11 hours ago
Why would you be proud to be American?
It was founded on cruelty, and never improved.
The civilised world has always sneered at the US, and for good reason
djmikeale@feddit.dk 6 hours ago
A trick is to acknowledge that there’s many alternatives. You can choose to be proud of your state, county, or simply just say “yeah my country is a cunt, so what?” And realize pride of your country doesn’t impact whether or not you’ve been a good, nice, or kind person.
OrteilGenou@lemmy.world 10 hours ago
Well, you freed the slaves that you had enslaved. I mean, their descendants anyway.
I guess the answer is yes. Some small part of you can be proud to be American again. All you have to do is not think about it too hard, and you could try yelling “Silver Bullet” and shotgunning a Coors Light every now and then. That could maybe act as a stand-in for pride, anyway. C’mon buddy, it’s
notthat bad…ohulancutash@feddit.uk 1 hour ago
The US is the only western country where slavery is still legally practiced.