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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Replying to @eigenrobot
I mean… yeah. That’s not wrong. But “proud of your nation” is… complex. Brexit disaster capitalists are the ones tapping Imperial nostalgia, and identify this with national pride. Aren’t you deeply suspicious of any politician wrapping themselves in their nation’s flag?
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yes absolutely the only thing worse is not doing that
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