• Leon_Grotsky [comrade/them]
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    4 years ago

    There's definitely a progressive wing of the American Civil Religion.

    You see rhetoric like "Why can't we have healthcare in the RICHEST AND MOST POWERFUL NATION IN THE HISTORY OF MANKIND?" "I know things look like shit, but WE'RE AMERICANS and I know we can do better!" "You think we can't do the things THIRD WORLD COUNTRIES have figured out?."

      • foolie [none/use name]
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        4 years ago

        Nothing wrong with that. People can conflate patriotism with civic duty rather than nationalism, and it’s good to get that message into unengaged heads who have a positive opinion of patriotism.