Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · edit-214 days agoI am an American. I used to be proud of my country. Now it feels like a turd circling the drain. Is there anything going on behind the scene that America is actually doing good in?message-squaremessage-square307linkfedilinkarrow-up1470arrow-down126file-text
arrow-up1444arrow-down1message-squareI am an American. I used to be proud of my country. Now it feels like a turd circling the drain. Is there anything going on behind the scene that America is actually doing good in?Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · edit-214 days agomessage-square307linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareManifish_Destiny@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up18·16 days agoFor me its like loving a relative who is a writhing hateful shell of what they used to be. Think Alzheimer’s or something.
minus-squarezqps@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up6·16 days agoBut even that is glorifying a national myth, where the actual history is defined by subjugation and exploitation.
minus-squareManifish_Destiny@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·15 days agoWow! Just like a real relative!
For me its like loving a relative who is a writhing hateful shell of what they used to be. Think Alzheimer’s or something.
But even that is glorifying a national myth, where the actual history is defined by subjugation and exploitation.
Wow! Just like a real relative!