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  • lennybird@lemmy.worldtoPolitical Memes@lemmy.worldPatriotism vs Nationalism
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    18 hours ago

    I had a pledge that I would buy a Union-made American Flag and plant it firmly in my lawn if two things happened (1) Harris was elected President, and (2) Trump served any prison time.

    Nationalism fuels fascism, but I think patriotism can be a healthy pride; sort of like how one distinguishes confidence from arrogance.

    Ultimately patriotism is a neutral term and is decided upon whether you agree with your national identity in both where your nation is, and where it is heading. I naturally don’t agree with either at present, and so I’m not patriotic. Some are patriotic for the wrong reasons. If we get back to our roots, then I will perhaps one day have pride in being an American again.





  • Hence your substantive engagement on what I did mention?

    I dish back that which has been dished out.

    Never claimed this.

    Implied.

    Never claimed this.

    So you are saying Democrats and Harris would’ve been better?

    None of this is about hate, it’s about which policy decisions are better than others.

    And Harris had overall better policy decisions, correct?

    Again, never claimed.

    So you agree Harris had overall better policy decisions, correct?

    Everything you’re saying comes across as being less about “how do we improve things” and more “I need someone to be angry at.” I would propose directing that anger at the politicians instead of your fellow voters.

    The two notions aren’t mutually-exclusive. You see, in order to improve things, fools asserting defeatist false equivalence fallacy rhetoric need to learn from their disastrous mistakes. Because you’re the one responsible, that is making you a bit uncomfortable, I suspect.

    I would propose making fewer logical fallacies next election cycle.










  • Hahaha bystanders observe the absurdity of this claim. Talk about a non-sequitur.

    I’m all for shitting on AIPAC Dems, but all this proves is that right-wing disinfo ops convinced people like you to amplify their bullshit and sway larger swaths of people. So good job parroting right-wing disinfo when you could’ve done hard work actually telling people what Harris was without question the better candidate on a multitude of issues.

    Maybe less drinking right-wing kool-aid and more door-knocking.




  • Let’s pretend they’re the same on genocide (they’re not, because Harris wouldn’t have advocated turning it into a riviera, cut USAID that helped Gazans, or escalated in bombing Iran, leaving aside the fact that Bibi explicitly wanted), but:

    In a binary choice election with the inevitable choices being Harris or Trump, one opted to assert both sides / false equivalence Harris being obviously better on:

    • Climate Change
    • Healthcare
    • LGBTQ+ rights
    • Women’s bodily autonomy
    • Ukraine (and Russia’s ongoing genocide in Ukraine; so are bystanders complicit in genocide there?)
    • Economic Inequality
    • Immigration

    Instead one enabled victory for the person who was not only worse in 1 genocide but arguably 3 genocides when counting Ukraine and Climate Change.

    It logically makes zero sense.