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    3619 days ago

    Of course, most Americans don’t realize it’s an intensely offensive thing. That’s a major part of the problem.

    “America is the greatest nation on earth, why wouldn’t another country want to be part of it?”

    That’s what happens when a population is spoon-fed “patriotism” from birth. All the nationalism and propaganda is doing its job promoting American exceptionalism while diminishing empathy and critical thinking.

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      1519 days ago

      Reciting every day in school how great your country is, is peak brainwashing to me. When I learned about that, it was so weird to me.

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        419 days ago

        Yeah after a while I just stayed seated during the pledge, seems goofy as hell to be performed everyday at school.

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        217 days ago

        Face it, the US is no different from North Korea at this point. Total cult of personality.