Yeah it’s so fucking backwards. I should be considered a patriot. I want Americans to have access to Healthcare and education. I want Americans to thrive and do great things. But no… Apparently the definition of patriotism over here is “I don’t care about other people, I only care about me, and also, kill brown people in other countries”
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sad_detective_man@sopuli.xyz 19 hours agoWanting to improve your society is a form of patriotism.
America are the one who have convinced everyone it’s the opposite
MIDItheKID@lemmy.world 17 hours ago
sad_detective_man@sopuli.xyz 17 hours ago
It could have been different. We’re in the wrong timeline
hemko@lemmy.dbzer0.com 19 hours ago
patriotism /pā′trē-ə-tĭz″əm/ noun
Love of and devotion to one’s country.
Love of country; devotion to the welfare of one’s country; the virtues and actions of a patriot; the passion which inspires one to serve one’s country.
Love of country; devotion to the welfare of one’s compatriots; the virtues and actions of a patriot; the passion which inspires one to serve one’s country.
sad_detective_man@sopuli.xyz 19 hours ago
Improving your country IS serving it. Non Americans do it all the time, the act just isn’t associated with the word because the US has a media industry built to hijack the meaning of things. Don’t make me start talking all pro-social and hope pilled, I’m not that guy anymore.
FlexibleToast@lemmy.world 14 hours ago
Exactly. That’s kind of the difference between being patriotic and nationalistic.