C.S. Lewis had a bit abt virtuous and vicious patriotism relevant here, and how fascism is actually anti-patriotism
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It's one thing to want your country to prosper bc you love it and another thing - the opposite thing - to love a country bc it's prosperous
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The ppl who DEMAND belief in American exceptionalism, who NEED to believe the US is the best country in the world on all metrics
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They're straight up telling you if they honestly believed America to have failed or shown weakness they'd jump ship for the next big thing
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If you loved America you'd love it even if it was weak and poor,and failing. But you don't, you just love being #1. Make America Great Again
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So no one gives a shit when Trumpism basically says "Hey if Russia turns out to be the big badass this century we're going over there"
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It's like the confusion Americans face at the idea of non-US patriotism, of loving a place that isn't capable of blowing up everyone else
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That a foreigner saying they love their country more than America is some kind of challenge to America being the best
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Maybe this is below the belt but look at the Trump family name and how it's more like a brand
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And how fucking ready Trumps are to throw each other under the bus if they fail or betray the family
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Ivana straight up telling the world Donald assaulted and raped her and all three kids greeting this with silence
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