a thing that genuinely disgusts me are politicians who arent proud of the nations they serve they lack the courage of their convictions, their people can Tell, and their ultimately fall will be shameful
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was yelling about this with
@selentelechia, I dont recall how we got on the topic but it may have been world war one via tolkien via anti-aging via socialism destroying womens ability to have a fulfilling life outside of the marketplace3 replies 0 retweets 94 likesShow this thread -
she identified the british specifically as people who seem embarrassed to have been an empire at one point and are now basically a backwater which you know what fucking get over it you bastards are the heirs of Elizabeth and Pitt and you should act like it
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And America! Good God! Washington sat in that chair! Or one like it, modulo that snafu in 1812. Jefferson! Generations of Adams! Lincoln!
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A ragtag army drunk on liberty defeated the most powerful empire on earth to birth this country and you can't spare a moment to take pride in inheriting the system they built with pen and sinew and blood?pic.twitter.com/X4XslDRM9Q
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Replying to @Morgan_Anastasi
one takes pride in taking up the reins of the system they built and continuing it
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Replying to @eigenrobot @Morgan_Anastasi
I would go a long with this but only if there is a corresponding shame in the transgressions of your predecessors. Shame and pride are twins you cant justify one without justifying the other.
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i think we have plenty of shame at this point
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