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Populist Reform of the Democratic Party

ZombieHorde

(29,047 posts)

8. In the US, we don't have a culture,

Reply to TreasonousBastard (Reply #6)

Fri Jun 24, 2016, 08:04 PM

Jun 2016

we have many, many cultures. A wealthy white person never spent any time living in an interment camp, or being harassed by the the police for being black, or sitting forever in a government office trying to get food stamps, etc. Completely different lives creates completely different cultures. Even within a single culture, people's experiences and perceptions are so different that I think calling culture "majority behavior" would be more honest.

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Is patriotism a desirable emotion? [View all] demwing Jun 2016 OP

Like wine, it is great in moderation... CanonRay Jun 2016 #1

Patriotism needs a country to be patriot about. We are now the united corporate states of america, swhisper1 Jun 2016 #2

Patriotism is fine mindless militant nationalism not so much. Vincardog Jun 2016 #3

It was patriotism and nationalism that drove Nikolaj Frederik Severin Grundtvig to jtuck004 Jun 2016 #4

It's natural to love one's country, it's home Warpy Jun 2016 #5

There's no real difference between patriotism and NFL fandom... TreasonousBastard Jun 2016 #6

In the US, we don't have a culture, ZombieHorde Jun 2016 #8

It's delusional nonsense. ZombieHorde Jun 2016 #7

Patriotism is good. Blind Patriotism is a serious problem. Ready4Change Jun 2016 #9

Like the bedside revolver, to be used only rarely, if at all. Eleanors38 Jun 2016 #10

Depends on what it's based on. senz Jul 2016 #11

There's patriotism, and then there's jingoism and then there is nationalism. merrily Jul 2016 #12