Post-9/11 hypernationalism: Do you remember how we were all expected to hang US flags EVERYWHERE — from our houses to our cars and calling French fries “freedom fries” b/c France did not support invading Iraq for non-existent weapons of mass destruction? Hmm, anything else?
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My school was so mad at France for refusing to support the invasion of Iraq that the lunch menus were changed. One day, French fries were suddenly “freedom fries.” Lmao.
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If you think I’m making “freedom fries” up, I’m not.pic.twitter.com/qMWBR0IrE1
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Replying to @SameeraKhan
Whenever I told international hires about freedom fries I would literally have to pull pictures like those up because they wouldn’t believe me.
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